ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179318
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 364th FGp /384th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68070 |
| MSN: | 5Y-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tonnenheide, Rahden, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, UK |
Show down by a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109. The pilot ejected safely and was taken prisoner.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idart=201
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9039
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2015 16:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-May-2019 07:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:31 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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