ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49608
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1944 |
| Time: | 13:31 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /338th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14167 |
| MSN: | CL-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Soesterberg Airfield, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
While strafing Vörden airfield in Niedersachsen (Germany), 'Purple Shaft' was hit by Flak.
The pilot, 1/Lt. R.I. Barrett, performed a belly-landing at Soesterberg airfield and was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF B-17 operation against the marshalling yard at Hamm (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4731&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14279
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Oct-2019 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 23-Jan-2021 21:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 16:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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