ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50596
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 363th FGp /382th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6761 |
| MSN: | C3- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee E of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Staplehurst, Kent |
The aircraft suffered engine trouble. The pilot, 1st Lt. B. Pollard, bailed out over the Waddenzee but did not survive. He was buried at Hippolytushoef, Noord-Holland but now rests in the United States of America.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Poznań (Posen) and Rumia (Rahmel) in Poland and Tutow in Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3578&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13693
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1136
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1944 | 42-106887 | 363th FGp /382th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Knapzaksteeg, Putten, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 21 June 1944 | 43-6952 | 363th FGp /382th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Schermerhorn, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 14:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2019 14:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2021 21:00 | Holschtein | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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