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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38L Lightning ? |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off coast -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Plata |
| Ciudad Trujillo (Santo Domingo) |
Disappeared during a patrolflight from Puerto Plata. Did not arrive at its base Ciudad Trujillo. It is believed to have fallen into the sea.
Note: up to eleven P-38 (six two seater F-5 reconnaissance with a glass nose) stationed at San Isidro, Ciudad Trujillo. Eleven delivered 1947, first 30 MAR 1947 (N°53-63, three w/o, eight re-registered 501-508, used until OCT 50)
Sources:
La Noticia (Managua) 5 July 1949, p1 (image223)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2023 13:41 | TB | Added |
| 15-Feb-2025 13:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2025 14:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 17:03 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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