ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107845
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| Date: | Friday 28 May 1943 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38G Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 330th FSqn /329th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-13381 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into Pacific Ocean 1 mile off Camp Callan, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS San Diego, CA |
At 0600 hrs on 28 May 1943 the P-38G 42-13381 of 330th FS, 329th FG, USAAF crashed in the sea one mile off Camp Callan, California, and sank immediately. The Naval Air Station San Diego dispatched to the scene its Crash boat No. 6 and its ready duty plane. The crash boat picked up the pilot of the P-38, 1st Lt Gaston M Hensley. He suffered lacerations of the scalp.
Sources:
Naval Air Station San Diego War Diary, May 1943 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/1/269414109)
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1943S.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Callan
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.882500&lon=-117.245833&z=13&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2018 21:31 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:37 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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