ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50752
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 474th FGp /430th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67672 |
| MSN: | K6-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Born, Limburg (along the current motorway) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.72 Péronne (F) |
The aircraft was hit by Flak and exploded. The pilot, 2/Lt. M.L. Hanna, survived and returned to service.
The Lightning was on a dive bombing operation to Aachen (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4079&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8916
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 18:12 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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