Chronology of World War II
Thursday, February 10
Crash Landing of a P-38 Lightning
Fire crews attend to the wreckage of P-38 Lightning (CG-O, serial number 42-67667) at Duxford airfield on February 10, 1944. The aircraft crashed, according to the official caption, as the pilot 2nd/Lt Robert N Gore repeatedly 'buzzed' the field. The pilot survived but the aircraft had come down on top of a truck, the driver of which was killed. Gore was charged with involuntary manslaughter but acquitted in May 1944. He was, however, required to pay a $660 fine for damage to the aircraft.