ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50825
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 364th FGp /HQ Flt USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67404 |
| MSN: | 1915 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walengracht canal between Giethoorn and Vollenhove, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe (UK) |
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Braunschweig, Germany.
The pilot, Lt.Col. F.C. Grambo, was buried at Giethoorn but now rests at Margraten cemetery.
In 1974, the wreckage was recovered.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3483&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1112
- JF Baugher
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 05:29 | Harmy | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2012 03:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2019 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:33 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:19 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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