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Crash Landing du P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 44-23163 7Y*X |
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Crash Landing du P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 44-23163 7Y*X |
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| Fiche France-Crashes 39-45 modifiée le 26-11-2017 | |||||
| Date | Nation |
 Département |
Unité | - | Mission |
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| 05-10-1944 | Etats-Unis | Somme | 474thFG/429thFS/9thAF | Cross-Country (Vol d'entrainement) | |
| Localisation | Terrain A-72 Péronne |
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| Circonstances | Le pilote ne se rend pas compte que le train d'atterrissage n'est pas descendu (peut-être dû à une défaillance du systême) et se pose sur le ventre - Détruit - Dommages causés: moteurs, hélices, section arrière et fuselage - 12h10 |
| Commentaires | Décollage terrain A-78 Florennes (Belgique) |
| Sources ** | Accident Report (source AFHRA) |
| Historique | 13/11/2017=Création - 26/11/2017=Ajout insignes |
| Grade | Prenom | Nom | Poste | Corps | Etat |
Lieu d'Inhumation |
Commentaires |
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| Major | William H | McWhorter | Pil | USAAF | Récupéré | O-385342 |
| Fiche tech | Correspondance grades | Abréviations utilisées | Filières d'évasion | Camps de Pow | Bases RAF/USAAF | Utilitaires |
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L'appareil était peut-être un "Droop Snoot" d'après le rapport du Capt Coldwell ayant assisté à l'accident : "On 5 October 1944 I was sitting in a "Jeep" at the intersection of the two runways of Flight Strip A-72. I was waiting for the 429th Fighter Squadron "Droop Snoot" to land. The plane had already made its peel up and the squadron markings were plainly seen 7-X and the triangle on the tail. As the plane came into the final approach, I noticed that the wheels were not yet down. As I watched him coming in I thought he was going to "buzz" the field again but when he was ten feet off the ground, I noticed the nose wheel door was open. I endeavored to warn the pilot by waving my arms beu he didn't notice me. There wasn't any control tower on the field. Both propellers hit the ground at the same time and wete torn off. Then the plane settled down and skidded about 200 yards down the runway. |
