ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50235
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Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
Time: | 12:45 LT |
Type: | Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning |
Owner/operator: | 479th FGp /434th FSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 43-28376 |
MSN: | L2- |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 'Westerveld', Zuidwolde, Drenthe -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft was hit by light Flak from Havelte airfield. The pilot, Captain H.G. Turner, was injured and was taken prisoner of war.
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, when this pilot was not so fortunate.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3933&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11395 Google Maps
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
20-Jul-2019 17:38 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Jul-2019 17:49 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-Mar-2020 09:55 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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