ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56821
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-12610 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Front -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St Eval, Cornwall |
| Gibraltar |
Missed runway on landing and crashed in La Linea, Spain just north of RAF North Front.
The American aircraft that had crashed in La Linea no-man's-land had a new autopilot device called "George" this was a very top secret device for flying at night and the Americans wanted it back at once. SOE at Gibraltar together with two American pilots helped by a number of MI6 agents who created a few diversions recovered George from the aircraft and brought it back to Gibraltar.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2009 02:24 | andrew | Added |
| 01-Jun-2019 14:28 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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