ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279819
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 370th FGp /401st FSqn 9th AF USAAF |
| Registration: | 9D-P |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aachen, Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | France forward airfield |
Captain Kunkle flew in the "tail end Charley" position of a large gaggle of P-38 fighters over Aachen Germany when the group was attacked by a mixed group of Luftwaffe Bf-109 and Fw-i90 fighters. Captain Kunkle left the formation of P-38s to attack the oncoming Luftwaffe fighters head on. He shot down two fighters and was himself attacked. His P-38J took a number of hits on the left wing puncturing a fuel tank. His aircraft broke up and he successfully parachuted and was recovered by U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division troops.
Sources:
Personal conversation with James K. Kunkle in Santa Ynez, CA in 2020. Multiple verifying publications available via Google "James K. Kunkle"
jkkunkle@verizon.net
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2022 06:44 | rsmith9 | Added |
| 13-Jul-2022 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2022 19:10 | harro | Updated [Date] |
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