ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 108536
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | 13:06 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 394th FSqn /367th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-28264 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km S of Recouvance, Ardennes 08 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Juvincourt |
On 3 November 1944 1st Lt Kenneth W Hunter Jr of 394th FS, 367th FG, took off from Juvincourt airfield for an engine test flight with the P-38J-15-LO 43-28264 "Grizelda". But at 1306 hrs he crashed to his death in a near vertical dive 2 km south of Recouvrance, probably due to a mechanical failure. Hunter was an experienced pilot who had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters (meaning he flew more than 50 war missions).
Sources:
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6669
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/56373166/kenneth-w-hunter
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/hunter%3Dkenneth-1
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recouvrance_(Ardennes)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recouvrance_(Ardennes)#/maplink/0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2021 18:32 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2021 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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