ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49021
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1945 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  North American P-51K-1-NT Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /79th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-11357 |
| MSN: | MC-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hoorn, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
Escort flight - Berlin
The aircraft crashed due to engine trouble.
F/O. A.L. Shaffer did not survive and was initially buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. He now rests in the United States of America.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5385&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Mar-2020 09:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2020 09:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2021 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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