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Port (Left) Side - Mid-Air Collision 2 May 44, ITA - MACR 5411 - Pilot Robert L. Wingfield

Contributor - Mark Worthington

Info Contributor - Bob Hoskinson
Involved in mid air collision with 42-52454 SOUTHERN GAL, on mission to Parma Italy. Three crew bailed out, balance of crew stayed with A/C. They made it back to Corsica where the tail fin of 42-52454 was removed from the nose. Lost 2 Mar 45 on mission to Linz, Austria, when landing gear collapsed on touchdown at Pantanella and she bellied in.

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