Sunday, 16 June 2013

P-38 42-12905

 


 On the 26th January 1943 whilst in a flight of Forty-five P-38,s from Goxhill to Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland , Two aircraft , this one P-38G 42-12905 and P-38G 42-12928, collided and crashed . Both pilots died .
1st. Lt. H.L. Perry flew this aircraft
2nd Lt. S.L. White .....the other !

Here is a link to the other P-38 involved in the collision
http://militaryaircraftcrashsites.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/lockheed-p-38-42-12928.html
Susan inspecting the wreckage , dragged through the mud , wet , cold and fed up. We decided not to continue to the other P-38 today . It lies over a mile away , and conditions under foot were difficult to say the least . Visibility was down to 50m maximum , often less
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  1. Ian D B16 June 2013 at 15:32

    Paul this looks superb now. The colour, the black on white type and the sans serif header and of course the photos, all combine perfectly. A welcoming and appealing site, likely to hold people's attention. Very easy to read your write ups.
    Ian D B

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  2. ang wickham26 June 2013 at 07:25

    P38, lovely machine. tragic that they should end this way. I'm guessing they were in cloud at impact? I remember reading accounts of pilots that flew in 'formation' [basically follow the leader, or the guy next to you], and how if they entered cloud there wasn't much they could do about it as they were on pre-determined heading or altitude. sounded very scary and of course, once in cloud: how do you know what is next to you or not?

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