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Date: 28-May-2022
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Detail page crash 22-Mar-1944
| CrashID | 537 |
| Date | 22-Mar-1944 |
| Time | 15:46 |
| Location | Terneuzen |
| Airplane | Lockheed |
| Type / model | P-38J-10-LO Lightning |
| Serial number | 42-68069 |
| Registration number | 5E- |
| Group | 364th FG USAAF |
| Squadron | 385th FS USAAF |
| Base | Honington (F-375) |
| Mission | 273 8th USAAF |
| Target | Berlijn. 364th FG vloog als escorte van de 688 bommenwerpers. |
| Crew | 1/Lt. William R. Jackson O-746116 KIA MACR 3375 |
| Cemeteries | Lt. William Jackson KIA werd in eerste instantie op 24 Maart 1944 te Koksijde begraven. |
| Brief description of the crash | Attacked Minesweepers and other vessels in Port of Terneuzen. Heavy Flak also from light arms fatally damaged two Lightnings. The other a/c crashlanded on Zuid-Beveland, North of Terneuzen |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
537-story.PDF  |
| Museum piece 1 |  |
| Museum piece 1 description | Het MACR 3375 kan in zijn geheel in het museum geraadpleegd worden. |
| Locatie on map |  |