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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop P-61B-2-NO Black Widow |
| Owner/operator: | 414th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39486 |
| MSN: | 1005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reggiolo (RE) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pontedera airfield (I) |
Black Widow 42-39486: Hit by flak. 22/04/1945
One on board killed, the other one bailed out safely but become POW.
Crew:
2nd/Lt (O.770490) Frank Felix WEAVER Jr. (pilot) USAAF - Killed
2nd/Lt (O.????) Stan KALAN (nav.) USAAF - POW.
Liberated by Us Army at Bolzano, along with other POWs
Sources:
1.JF Baugher
2.www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/P61-2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2012 02:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Sep-2012 02:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2017 17:02 | j155 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2017 17:03 | j155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Nov-2018 08:47 | Vicente Vazquez | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2019 23:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2020 19:15 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Aug-2020 09:08 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Aug-2020 20:00 | LucianoFF | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2020 20:04 | LucianoFF | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2021 16:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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