ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49088
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1945 |
| Time: | 12:12 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-20-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 20th FGp /55th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-63808 |
| MSN: | KI-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harderwijkerweg 85, Nunspeet, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
Operation / fighter escort - Magdeburg, Germany
The aircraft was shot down by light Flak.
The pilot, Horace B. Smith, died in the crash of the plane.
He is buried in Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5320&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.elspeethistorie.nl/index.php/herdenken-wo2/crash-sites
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/15509
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2016 17:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2020 21:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2020 21:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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