ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148491
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| Date: | Sunday 16 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H-1-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-66668 |
| MSN: | 1179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Yamai, Madang -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nadzab AB |
| Nadzab AB |
MiA near Yamai during disastrous Black Sunday bombing mission to Hollandia. In the year 1999 the remains of the pilot, Second Luitenant Robert R. Keown, were located.
He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, USa on Friday 15 June 2018.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://www.whig.com/article/20180615/AP/306159993#
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2012 10:38 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 15-Jun-2018 11:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 00:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jun-2023 10:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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