ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51177
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 1943 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /77th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67038 |
| MSN: | KI-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde near Yerseke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe (UK) |
Suffered an engine failure. Intercepted by Klaus Mietusch of the III./JG 26, flying a Bf 109 G-6 from München-Gladbach airfield, Germany. Finally, the Lightning was hit by light Flak of the 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 668. The pilot bailed out.
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation to Solingen, Germany.
Pilot: 1st Lt. R.L. Thomas O-724850 USAAF USA pow, died 17th Februari 1944, buried at Barth, and Ardennes HH-8-183
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=42-67038&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
N. Hector in facebook group 'Luftwaffe Losses & Claims'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 26-Nov-2018 08:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2018 08:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:22 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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