Accident Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning 42-67864,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50817
 
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Date:Saturday 4 March 1944
Time:12:30 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: 42-67864
MSN: 2375
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing, unknown -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Berlin, Germany.
The pilot, 1st Lt. J.C. Scott, is still missing to this day and is commemorated on the Margraten Walls of the Missing.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3492&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1116

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Apr-2009 05:56 Harmy Updated
07-Jan-2012 03:20 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Phase]
07-Jan-2012 03:22 Uli Elch Updated [Cn]
25-Sep-2012 01:37 Nepa Updated [Operator]
01-Mar-2019 16:59 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Mar-2019 16:59 TigerTimon Updated [Damage]
27-Mar-2020 21:31 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Operator]
24-Jun-2022 07:09 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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