ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50972
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67646 |
| MSN: | MC-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | abandoned over Hengelo, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe |
The pilot abandoned the aircraft, named 'Kentucky Kernel', following aerial combat with four Bf 109's over Hengelo.
The Lightning might have crashed in Germany.
The pilot was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers heading for Braunschweig, Germany.
In the afternoon, the USAAF raided aviation industry and industrial areas at Braunschweig, whilst industrial areas at Hannover were struck as a Target of Opportunity.
Pilot: 1st Lt. M.D. Fall O-730428 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3347&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8903
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:04 | Harmy | Updated |
| 22-Jan-2019 20:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:19 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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