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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38L Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 36th FS 8th FG |
| Registration: | unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | off Mindanao Island -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Daruba Bay, Morotai |
| Mindanao Island |
First Lieutenant Robert G. Nevans O-750668 US Army Air Forces 36th Fighter Squadron 8th Fighter Group pilot of Lockheed P-38L Lightning (serial number unknown) on 17 October 1944 out of Daruba Bay, Morotai on a combat strafing mission to Mindanao Island where he was strafing a Japanese boat just off the island when he hit the target causing it to explode. The explosion caused both of his engines to catch fire. He crashed into the Celebes Sea and was unable to escape.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2brown/hotww2hrbiobrown.html#RGN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2024 05:35 | drayjones | Added |
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