ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50352
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1944 |
| Time: | 09:59 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68127 |
| MSN: | CL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee 3 km NNW of Pieterburen, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. The pilot, 1st Lt. M.G. Armstrong, survived and was taken prisoner of war.
The aircraft was flying fighter escort for the 8th AF USAAF operation against Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3824&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9063
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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 |
| 22 December 1943 | 42-67047 | 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Onnerpolder, Onnen, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
| 22 December 1943 | 42-67021 | 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF | 1 | prob at Wilsum, GB, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 8 April 1944 | 42-67721 | 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Vorrelveen road, Beilen, Drenthe | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2019 12:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:52 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 21:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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