ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138836
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 19-APR-1945 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KH666 |
| C/n / msn: | 44-11258 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Hunsdon, near Ware, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon |
Mission: Escorting a force of Lancasters bombing Munich. The bombers were escorted uneventfully, only one enemy aircraft, a single engine unidentified one, was seen a few minutes before reaching target.
J.28182 Flying Officer R.J. Robillard in Mustang IV KH666 crashed on take off from RAF Hunsdon - aircraft Cat. "E" - damaged beyond repair: pilot uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.rquirk.com/442f541.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunsdon_Airfield
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2011 13:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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