Crash du P-38 Lightning - type J-10-LO - s/n 42-68003 K6*W |
Fiche France-Crashes 39-45 modifiée le 23-08-2019 | |||||
Date | Nation | Département | Unité | - | Mission |
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10-08-1944 | Etats-Unis | Calvados | 474thFG/430thFS/9thAF | Reconnaissance tactique |
Localisation | Terrain A-11 St-Lambert |
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Circonstances | Au retour de mission, dans la phase d'approche, le pilote s'est approché trop près de l'avion précédent, a été déséquilibré et fait un tonneau - L'avion s'est ensuite écrasé et a pris feu - 12h45 - Appareil détruit |
Commentaires | Décollage 10h00 terrain A-11 St-Lambert (14) |
Sources ** | www.aviationarchaeology.com / www.abmc.org / Accident Report (source AFHRA) |
Historique | 27/10/2016=Création - 26/11/2017=Ajout insignes - 23/08/2019=Ajout rapport,mission,circonst - 14/07/2020=Ajout code av |
Grade | Prenom | Nom | Poste | Corps | Etat | Lieu d'Inhumation | Commentaires |
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1Lt | Jack M | Messinger | Pil | USAAF | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - Plan - B.6.44 * | O-75599 - DFC/AM+6 -Né en 1922 - Detroit, Michigan USA |
Fiche tech | Correspondance grades | Abréviations utilisées | Filières d'évasion | Camps de Pow | Bases RAF/USAAF | Utilitaires |
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Photo tombe Lt Messinger sur fr.findagrave.com Extrait du rapport d'enquête (Source: Accident Report - AFHRA): Lt Messinger was flying number three position in a four ship flight. The flight had returned from a combat mission and had made a normal Peel off - Image de http://aviation_dictionary.enacademic.comPeel Off. In approaching the runway Lt Messinger came in rather close behind the number two man. Wheels and flaps were fully down on Lt Messinger's plane when it hit a Prop-wash - Image de http://forum.worldofwarplanes.eu/ (jeff-peters) prop-wash from the preceeding plane. The left wing went downs and Lt Messinger evidently applied the throttles to correct the planes altitude. The plane did a complete roll to the left landing extremely hard right side up. It would seem evident that when Lt Messinger hit the throttles the left engine did not catch immediately; with the left wing down and the ship at a low speed for landing the force from the right engine threw the plane into a barrel roll. When the plane hit the ground flat the wings broke splitting the gas tanks. In the resulting fire the plane was completely destroyed. |