ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113294
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1944 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-15 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 355th FGp /358th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6945 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bois De Jouarre, 10 Km NE of Coulommiers, Seine et Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Herfordshire |
P-51 Mustang 43-6945 (YF-R "Wizard Kite/Judy") of 355 FG, 358 FS, USAAF, collided with the tops of trees during a low level strafing run over the Bois De Jouarre, 10 Km NE of Coloummiers, France. Aircraft flew into the ground and exploded, killing the pilot.
Crash witnessed and reported by 1st Lt Russell I McNally (callsign "Yellow 4" in the section). Pilot later named as 2nd Lt James P Lowder Jr (0-821740). He was interred at Epinal American Cemetary, Epinal, France (Plot B, Row 39 Grave 43)
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3388
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/355thfg.php?action=list_records&sort_order=DESC&order_by=macr
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/SteepleMorden355thFighterGroup.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 14:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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