ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49715
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 355th FGp /354th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-13630 |
| MSN: | WR-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bakkersweg road, Putten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Herfordshire |
The aircraft lost oil pressure, followed by an engine fire; crashed.
The pilot, 1/Lt. A.A. Zimmerman, evaded capture.
'Darling Doris' was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against the Leuna synthetic oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4623&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14079
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2019 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2019 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jan-2021 10:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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