ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50464
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 09:47 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68094 |
| MSN: | MC- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kapelle, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
The aircraft was probably hit by a 20mm shell which exploded in the cockpit. The pilot, 1st Lt. M.F. Bench, did not survive and is buried at the Ardennes War Cemetery in Belgium.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against marshalling yards at Brussels-Schaarbeek, Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3725&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9050
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/78
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1944 | 42-67858 | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF | 0 | 2 km west of Wartena, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 19 July 1944 | 42-67251 | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 18 km W of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-May-2019 12:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 09:44 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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