BEURLING, George Frederick

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by: Red Leaf Flyer Beurling - KIA? 2015-09-17 05:46:21

Hi. Having read the entry for F/L George Beurling on the Pilots page, I have to ask, is "status: kia" appropriate? In the words of Wikipedia.org, "In 1948, Beurling was recruited to fly P-51 Mustangs for the Israeli Air Force. En route, after a test flight, Beurling fatally crashed his Noorduyn Norseman transport aircraft while landing at Aeroporto dell'Urbe in Rome." This has been reported by many sources. There was no combat. There was an accident. He wasn't in a theatre of combat.
I look forward to a reply and/or an edit to reflect this information. Thanks. Have a nice day.
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reply: kurtis Thankyou, yes, issue is missing code 2015-09-17 06:21:34

You are correct -- and you've hit on a BETA issue with the site -- kia was used temporarily until 'kifa' (killed in flying accident) could be added to the status codes. The notes do point out the death was accidental, so you tripped over an ALPHA / BETA issue that was on the list, there may be a few more yet :)

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reply: kurtis kifa added 2015-09-17 06:49:10

Should be addressed now as 'kifa' status added, thanks.