ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107493
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| Date: | Saturday 12 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed RP-322 Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 535th TEFTS USAAF |
| Registration: | AF104 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles west of Casa Grande, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | AAF Williams Field, AZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Force landed, wheels-up owing to mechanical failure.
Action code CBLMF = Crashed Belly Landing Mechanical Failure.
Pilot Robert W. Blandin survived.
The RP-322 was the version of the P-38 Lightning built for an RAF order, but rejected by the British Air Ministry. The aircraft were taken by the USAAF and restricted to training use only. Thus the designation RP.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2013 03:55 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2013 04:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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