ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49891
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper L-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heumen - Overasselt, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | field strip at Heilig Landstichting, Gelderland |
While engaged in a recce flight, the aircraft was intercepted and damaged by four Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter aircraft and crashed. The two crew members were severely injured in the crash:
Pilot Lt. J.A. Gariglietti
Observer Lt. Aitken
Sources:
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4385A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2019 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 15:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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