ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114944
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning two-seater |
| Owner/operator: | 401st FSqn / 370th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-23151 |
| MSN: | 422-4155 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Todtmoos {WW-1907}, 31 km SSE Freiburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fürstenfeldbruck/R72 |
Crashed in mountainous terrain in bad weather.
Converted from standard P-38J to a 'droop snoot' 2-seater, sometimes referred to as a PB-38J. Nicknamed 'Peggy'.
Pilot Fred W. Evans and his passenger were killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Joe Baugher.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1945 | 44-23151 | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) | 2 | Unknown, in German Alps | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2011 05:49 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 14:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 21:22 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 06:13 | nemcupavel@ | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 08:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Operator] |
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