ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49914
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-5B-1-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 7th PRGp /27th PSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68213 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huissen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mount Farm, Oxfordshire |
The aircraft failed to return from a photo recce operation. It is presumed that the aircraft crashed in the afternoon, for another aircraft of the same unit crashed at 17:30 hrs at Huissen, Gelderland.
The highly decorated pilot, 1/Lt. E.E. Johnston, did not survive and is buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery in France; grave K-37-39.
His awards are the following:
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4360&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9089
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Sep-2019 18:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:58 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 13:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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