ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50824
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 February 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /77th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67831 |
| MSN: | LC- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Jisperweg road, Noordbeemster, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe (UK) |
On the return flight, both engines failed. The pilot, 2nd Lt. R.P. Johnson, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Braunschweig, Germany.
Parts were recovered in 1992.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3484&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8961
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1112
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1943 | 42-67016 | 20th FGp /77th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Belt-Schutsloot, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 18 March 1944 | 42-67525 | 20th FGp /77th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 29 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 05:32 | Harmy | Updated |
| 26-Feb-2019 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:34 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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