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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68126 |
| MSN: | KI- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 35 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
The aircraft suffered an engine fire; the pilot, 2nd Lt. L.K. Henslee, bailed out but hit the aircraft. He is buried in the USA.
The Lightning was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against aviation industry at Oranienburg (Brandenburg, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3600&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9062
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1141
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Apr-2019 14:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:43 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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