ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142007
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO |
| Owner/operator: | 428th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67733 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rogery, 8 km SE of Vielsalm, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by flak
Pilot: 2Lt James F. HITCHCOCK bailet out and was seen landing safely.
What happens later is always a mystery; Hitchcok' body was found in Crombach in 1947 or 1948.
He is buried in Jerome (Idaho)
Sources:
http://ardennesavions45.blogspot.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2012 05:11 | ThW | Added |
| 22-Feb-2012 01:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 19:42 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2022 00:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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