Accident Lockheed P-38 Lightning ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348125
 
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Date:Sunday 18 April 1943
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Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Owner/operator:339th FS 347th FG 13 AF
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location: -   Pacific Ocean
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Narrative:
Plane was Apparently damaged on the attack of 2 "Betty" aircraft of 705 Kōkūtai in which IJN Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was killed

Sources:

https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-38/hine.html
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=LegacySBV&type=Person&ID=152222

Revision history:

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19-Nov-2023 17:05 Nieman Added

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