ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50520
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 364th FGp /383th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67248 |
| MSN: | N2- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 16 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Possibly, the aircraft was hit by Flak from Texel; the pilot, 2nd Lt. A.C. Stepman, bailed out and is missing in action. He is commemorated on the Margraten Walls of the Missing.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3652&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8840
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-May-2019 10:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:45 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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