ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107508
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| Date: | Sunday 27 September 1942 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38F Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 49th FSqn /14th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7677 |
| MSN: | 41-7677 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beach at Morfa Harlech, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llanbedr |
| RAF Llanbedr, Wales |
It was on September 27, 1942, Second Lt. Robert F. Elliott, 24, of Rich Square, North Carolina, left Llanbedr at 2pm on a gunnery practice mission.
The aircraft climbed to 6,000ft but less than an hour into his journey, the left engine lost power.
Believing the problem to be the propeller, the pilot tried to correct it with manual controls but then decided he would try and land. As he tried to reach the airfield, the right engine also stopped.
The plane made a forced landing a beach and crash landed in 2ft of water. .
2Lt R.P Elliott survived the accident
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://tighar.org/Projects/P38/welshlightning.htm
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/maid-harlech-world-war-two-15550709
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https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article15550980.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_The-Maid-of-Harlech-aircraft-on-an-unnamed-Welsh-beach.jpg
Media:
UK - #P38 Msn 41-7677 - The Maid of Harlech : The World War Two American fighter P38 plane that's spent decades buried under the sand of a Welsh beach
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 15 décembre 2018
The exact location of the plane remains secret in a bid to protect it for years to come.https://t.co/BlYtcoM3j7 pic.twitter.com/iLpoGv6Dbt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2017 17:21 | ORD | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2018 13:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2019 16:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2019 15:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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