ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50232
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:16 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 479th FGp /434th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-23169 |
| MSN: | 422-4173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west bank of the Drentse Hoofdvaart canal, Uffelte, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by light Flak from Havelte airfield. The pilot, 2nd Lt. J.L. Wallace, did not survive. He now rests at Arlington Nat. Cem. Fort Meyer, USA.
The Lightning was flying bomber escort for the B-24 bomber operation against the Luftwaffe airfields of Wittmund (91 Liberators), Bad Zwischenahn (90 Liberators), Vechta (67 Liberators), Plantlünne (54 Liberators) and Hopsten (10 Liberators).
One of the B-24 formations was attacked by Bf 109G fighter aircraft. When the Messerschmitts were forced to break off the attack due to fuel shortage, the Lightning pilots chased after the Luftwaffe aircraft, well over Havelte airfield, where this pilot was not so fortunate.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3934&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2013 12:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 17:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:56 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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