ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147222
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 343th FSqn /55th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67084 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Brøndum and Næsborg, Viborg Stift, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nuthampstead, UK |
Escort mission, Kiel, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Szardenings of the 5./NJG 3, who was flying Ju 88 C-6 D5+CN from Grove airfield. Pilot 2/Lt. Robert J. Kenning bailed out at low altitude and was found dead 800m from his crashed a/c with broken skull.
Sources:
Display at Aalborg Defence museum
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=PersonAircraftExt&ID=54722
http://www.histsamling.dk/56267961
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
Images:
Newspaper article on display at Aalborg defence museum 2012.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2012 12:45 | Masen63 | Added |
| 07-Aug-2019 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2019 15:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:13 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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