Accident North American P-51 Mustang Mk I AM256,
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Date:Tuesday 29 December 1942
Time:12:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51 Mustang Mk I
Owner/operator:2 Sqn RAF
Registration: AM256
MSN: XV-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 6 km NW of Scheveningen, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Sawbridgeworth
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 11:03 hrs for a recce flight to the Dutch coastal area.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.

Sgt (1368998) John James SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed - Runnymede Memorial

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1924&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 November 1942 AP164 2 Sqn RAF 1 North Sea near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Nov-2017 17:57 TigerTimon Added
04-Dec-2017 18:11 paddy Updated [Date, Phase]
28-Dec-2017 14:58 paddy Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2018 14:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Nov-2020 09:17 TigerTimon Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-Jun-2022 01:42 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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