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Pilot 1st Lt. Gaston M. Hensley (survived) Ditched May 28, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Delivered to the U. S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38G-10-LO Lightning serial number 42-13381. Wartime History Assigned to the 329th Fighter Group, 330th Fighter Squadron. No known nose art or nickname. Wartime History On May 28, 1943 took off from NAS San Diego on Coronado Island for a training mission at 5:40am, the last of three to take off. Participated in low altitude dawn patrol, formation flying and low level attack. During the flight, this P-38's propeller touched the sea, badly damaging and forcing it to ditch roughly a half mile offshore from Torrey Pines. Rescue Hensley suffered minor wounds and was later rescued by a U. S. Navy (USN) launch and returned to duty. Wreckage The wreckage of this P-38 is divable at a depth of 130'. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38G-10-LO Lightning 42-13381 CalWreckDivers.org - P-38 AviationArchaeology.com - May 1934 USAAF Stateside Accident Reports Lists location as "one mile west of Camp Callan, CA" Contribute
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