Accident Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning 42-68126,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50575
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 April 1944
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning
Owner/operator:20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-68126
MSN: KI-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 35 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft suffered an engine fire; the pilot, 2nd Lt. L.K. Henslee, bailed out but hit the aircraft. He is buried in the USA.

The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against aviation industry at Oranienburg (Brandenburg, Germany).

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3600&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9062
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1141

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 March 1944 42-67705 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF 1 North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland w/o
8 April 1944 42-67719 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF 0 along Krakelingweg, Zeist, Utrecht w/o
9 April 1944 42-67192 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF 0 IJsselmeer near Hindeloopen, Friesland w/o
14 June 1944 42-68170 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF 1 Oxe, Deventer, Overijssel w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
15-Apr-2019 14:42 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Mar-2020 21:43 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Operator]

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