ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 93339
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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  North American P-51B Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 363th FGp /381th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106729 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chartres, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Staplehurst, Kent |
Pilot (2nd Lt Paul Franklin Clark 0-810473) bailed out at low level, due to aircraft being severely damaged by AAA following a low level ground attack ("exploded and burned" per pilot's later briefing) on a bridge near Chartres, France.
Pilot survived bail out and met up with advancing Allied Forces, and returned to the UK August 18 1944
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3429
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1062.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 14:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 09:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2020 15:44 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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