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| Date: | Monday 29 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-67097 |
| MSN: | CY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Koekange, near Hoogeveen, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nuthampstead, UK |
Shot down in combat with Luftwaffe fighters. Koekange, near Hoogeveen.
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation to Bremen, Germany.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. J.W. Gilbride O-740168 USAAF USA - initially buried Margraten. Reburied Camp Butler Nat. Cem. Illinois
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3137&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8812
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 08:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:21 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 12:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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