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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38F Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-2148 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Albufeira -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and caught fire at Rocha de Pena on ferry flight. Pilot Richard L. Rope bailed out but parachute did not opened.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-633.html
O Estado de S.Paulo 29 Janurary 1943, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2017 11:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2021 15:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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