ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52230
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 364th FGp /385th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67934 |
| MSN: | 5E- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 2 km east of Kortgene, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by Flak on return; the pilot, Captain R.O. Smith, performed an emergency landing. He was taken prisoner of war.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3537&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1126
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | 42-68062 | 364th FGp /385th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Lodijk Rd, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Utrecht | |
w/o |
| 15 April 1944 | 42-67302 | 364th FGp /385th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea off Bergen, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Mar-2019 18:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2019 18:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 20-Mar-2019 16:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2019 10:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:27 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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