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Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
Time: | 14:15 LT |
Type: | Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning |
Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 42-104250 |
MSN: | CY- |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | military range, Oldebroek, Gelderland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft was shot down by Flak of Schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103. The pilot, 1st Lt. H.K. Warwick, did not survive and was buried at Doornspijk. He now rests at the Ardennes War Cemetery in Belgium.
The Lightning was on a strafing operation to Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3681&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2137 https://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1186 Google Maps
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
16-May-2019 14:49 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Mar-2020 09:33 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
20-Jun-2022 10:13 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
20-Jun-2022 10:16 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
20-Jun-2022 10:17 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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