Accident Lockheed P-38 Lightning 44-27972,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237263
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 May 1946
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air (French Air Force)
Registration: 44-27972
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 km from Tain-l'Hermitage, Drôme 26 -   France
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Monoplace "Lockheed" crashed at Mercurol. Pilot Eugène Reboul.

Sources:

Combat 30 May 1946
L'Echo d'Oran 31 May 1946
SIA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jun-2020 09:32 TB Added
09-Aug-2020 20:57 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Sep-2020 15:00 TB Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]
23-Jun-2023 17:49 Nepa Updated [[Registration, Source, Narrative]]

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