ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 108033
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 330th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-66647 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Diego, CA (32-37N 117-00W, CA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
According to http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=p-38&Submit3=Go&offset=2000, there was an engine fire and failure. The pilot (Lt. Delbert J Cassell) bailed out and was killed in the process. The location information is from: http://www.accident-report.com/USN/world/namerica/slist/sandiego.html. The WWII diaries information reads as follows:
P-38 #42-66647, pilot Lieut. Delbert J. Cassell, attached 330th Fighter Squadron, crashed 4 - 5 miles northwest of Otay tower in land Crash Area No. 41. Pilot was killed, plane completely demolished. This is from: https://www.fold3.com/image/269693523/?terms=Delbert%20Cassell&pqsid=JIwjCNR3a9Ju3XcYPWjKfQ:17000:2060724192
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=p-38&Submit3=Go&offset=2000
http://www.accident-report.com/USN/world/namerica/slist/sandiego.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/269693523/?terms=Delbert%20Cassell&pqsid=JIwjCNR3a9Ju3XcYPWjKfQ:17000:2060724192
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2016 06:48 | ScottCassell | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2020 12:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:12 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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