Date:	Thursday 17 December 1942
Time:	15:55
Type:	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Owner/operator:	1st FGp USAAF
Registration:	ES-J
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	2km SE Medjez el Bab -
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Shot down by German Luftwaffe fighter ace Anton "Toni" Hafner.
1st Lt Norman L. Widen of 94th Fighter Squadron was captured; his capture was photographed and appeared in German Propaganda Magazine "Signal", Note US accounts give Widen capture as that of 18 December 1942. Plane was barrowed from 48th FS,14th FG

http://www.luftwaffe.cz/hafner.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Hafner#CITEREF"Life_magazine"
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=27986
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=71ABEFD044C6A8417E340BB7EFB042D03714C4C6&thid=OIP.JQZMvu0RY4Dun5IRbsxuhAHaFE&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fww2gravestone.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fuploads%2FHafner%2520(L)%2520%2526%2520Norman%2520Widen%2520(C)%2520in%2520Tunisia2.jpeg%3F79132e%2679132e&exph=274&expw=400&q=norman+widen+captured+december+1942&selectedindex=0&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=0,1,2,6

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Sep-2019 07:00	Nomann	Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
19-Dec-2019 20:51	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
25-Jan-2021 21:10	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Operator]