ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107886
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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38G Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-2201 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Paga Point, Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. The pilot, Earl W. Smith of Oakland, died in the crash. His mortal remains were buried on 20 August 2021.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/20/missing-oakland-wwii-pilots-remains-recovered-in-papua-new-guinea/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2020 14:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2023 05:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
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