ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50577
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| Date: | Saturday 15 April 1944 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 357th FGp /364th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6413 |
| MSN: | C5- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km north of Haamstede, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leiston /AAF Sta.373, Suffolk |
The engine overheated; the pilot, 2nd Lt. M.A. Postle, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
On this day, the USAAF carried out strafing sweeps of Luftwaffe airfields in Central and Western Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3599&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13589
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/156546
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2019 16:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2021 11:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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