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| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38E Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 37th Pursuit Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-2076 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | E 22 Street, Olympia, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Olympia Airport, WA |
Crashed.
Flew into the ground.
Charles E. Heitz killed in a flying accident.
Can't be true. Lt/Capt George E Laven, Jr scored kills in Sept and Nov 1942 in this aircraft 41-2076 in the Aleutians with 54th FG. I Dec 1942, he flew this aircraft to Dallas TX fore repairs (newspaper article and photos exist)
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2012 13:43 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 19:48 | TheRealMrEd | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2019 16:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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