ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162141
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-23200 |
| MSN: | 422-4204 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | località Paradiso near Udine -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down during strafing at Lavariano airfield. Aircraft crashed right south of airfield. 2Lt Leo E. Lemons killed.
On this day, strafed by 42 P-38 Lightnings – claimed 1 aircraft destroyed and
another damaged on the ground along with damage to buildings. Pilots
reported the landing area unserviceable due to unfilled craters.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
My sources
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Italy%20Sicily%20and%20Sardinia.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2013 15:17 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 13-Nov-2013 15:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2017 07:41 | j155 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2017 07:57 | j155 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-May-2017 07:57 | j155 | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Feb-2022 21:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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