ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50597
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67192 |
| MSN: | KI- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Hindeloopen, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
The aircraft suffered engine trouble. The pilot bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The Lightning was flying bomber support for the USAAF operation against Poznań (Posen) and Rumia (Rahmel) in Poland and Tutow in Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3576&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8824
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1136
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1944 | 42-67705 | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 8 April 1944 | 42-67719 | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF | 0 | along Krakelingweg, Zeist, Utrecht | |
w/o |
| 18 April 1944 | 42-68126 | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 35 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 14 June 1944 | 42-68170 | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Oxe, Deventer, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 14:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:38 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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