ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51191
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| Date: | Monday 29 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67051 |
| MSN: | CG- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoogeveen, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nuthampstead, UK |
'Spirit of Aberdeen' was shot down in combat with Luftwaffe fighters, crashing near the railway station.
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation to Bremen, Germany.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. A.A. Albino O-743300 USAAF USA - The wreck with the pilot still in it was recovered on the 5th of March 1978.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3134&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8802
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67813 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Eenselaar - Oxrooi, Stiphout, Helmond, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67768 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 1 | near 'de Collse Hoeve' hotel, Eeneind, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67757 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 1 | south of the Zeilbergseweg road, Ysselsteyn, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67711 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Prinsenweier road, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67301 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 0 | 'De Spaaihoef', Son, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1944 | 42-67221 | 55th FGp /38th FSqn USAAF | 1 | 3 km west of Meerlo, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 08:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:17 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 12:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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