ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50494
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-104250 |
| MSN: | CY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | military range, Oldebroek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
The aircraft was shot down by Flak of Schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103. The pilot, 1st Lt. H.K. Warwick, did not survive and was buried at Doornspijk. He now rests at the Ardennes War Cemetery in Belgium.
The Lightning was on a strafing operation to Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3681&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2137
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1186
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1943 | 42-67097 | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Koekange, near Hoogeveen, Drenthe | |
w/o |
| 4 March 1944 | 42-68182 | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 15 km west of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2019 14:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:33 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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