ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50468
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67858 |
| MSN: | MC- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km west of Wartena, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
The pilot, 2nd Lt. R.E. Huarte, was forced to fly on one engine on the return flight and belly-landed the aircraft. He was taken prisoner of war.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3706&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8968
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1944 | 42-68094 | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Kapelle, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 25 May 1944 | 42-67929 | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Boomdijk 3, Nieuw- en Sint Joosland, Zeeland | |
unk |
| 19 July 1944 | 42-67251 | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 18 km W of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2019 09:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:33 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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