Accident Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning 42-67021,
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Date:Wednesday 22 December 1943
Time:14:08 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning
Owner/operator:55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-67021
MSN: CL-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:prob at Wilsum, GB, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Nuthampstead, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation to Osnabrück, Germany.

Pilot: 2nd Lt. J.R. Pruitt O-743498 USAAF Margraten WOM

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3261A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 November 1943 42-66732 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF 0 near Schoonebeek, Drenthe w/o
29 November 1943 42-67069 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF 0 near Meppel, Drenthe w/o
8 April 1944 42-67721 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF 1 Vorrelveen road, Beilen, Drenthe w/o
21 June 1944 42-68127 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF 0 Waddenzee 3 km NNW of Pieterburen, Groningen prv w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2018 21:27 TigerTimon Added
28-Mar-2020 19:32 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 05:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
23-Jun-2022 08:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
25-Jun-2022 04:05 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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