ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74692
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1945 |
| Time: | 07:10 approx |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38L Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd FSqn/475th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-24845 |
| MSN: | 422-5849 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Carolina airfield, Negros Island -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dulag, Leyte |
| Dulag, Leyte |
Four Lightnings of the 475th Fighter Group were on an early morning fighter sweep over Negros in the central Philippines.
Two Japanese fighter planes were encountered near Carolina Airfield and in the clash that followed one of the US planes was shot down and another stalled and spun out of control at low altitude and crashed.
The latter aircraft was being flown by Major Thomas B. McGuire, Medal of Honor, with 38 air victories to his credit.
Thomas McGuire was killed in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-38/44-24845/
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2010 13:51 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jun-2010 15:39 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 25-Oct-2010 21:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2011 20:55 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2011 14:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2012 03:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2012 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 08:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 04:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2020 12:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 13-Feb-2020 19:25 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2021 03:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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