ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50750
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 367th FGp /392th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-28743 |
| MSN: | H5- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dessel, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.71 Clastres (F) |
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, 2/Lt. G. O' Donnell, was taken prisoner of war.
The Lightning was on a ground support operation to Eindhoven (Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands), as part of operation Market Garden.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4078&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Landing_Ground
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11452
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:40 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 21:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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