Plane Demolishes Red Cross Truck 1945

Bad day at the airfield! Someone ran their P-51 Mustang smack into a Red Cross truck. The plane hit the passenger side and spun around to a stop on the driver’s side. Click the picture for a larger view.

US servicemen inspect a military plane crashed into a red cross truck

Looks like a nosedive but the plane hit from this side then wrapped around the cab.

Military plane wrapped around red cross truck.

SNAFU!

Airplane wrapped around red cross truck.

A memorable landing.

These pictures were with the others from 1945 and 1946. Please comment if you know where this occurred (Japan), the type of plane (P-51 Mustang), branch of service, or any other details.

 

 

 

 

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