ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112943
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 112th FSqn /FC HQ Sqn 8th USAAF |
| Registration: | AM138 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pippets Green, Chesham, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden /AAF Sta.356, Essex |
| USAARAF Bovingdon /AAF Sta.112, Hertfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Lt. Col. Joseph M. Cole JR. serial 0-23040. He was assigned to 8th FC, 8th AF - HQ. & HQ. Squadron. Station 341 (Bushey Hall) Hertfordshire. Was attached to 8th FC, 8th AF - HQ. & HQ. Squadron. Station 112 (Bovingdon) Hertfordshire.
He flew a P-51 (Mustang Mk 1) Serial AM138 from Station 356 (Debden) Essex on route to Station 112 (Bovingdon) Hertfordshire. Pilot's mission was Administrative. Aircraft crashed at 'Peppetts Green', Bellingdon, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England approximately 2.5 miles from Bovingdon. Pilot killed instantly, aircraft complete wreck. Mustang AM138 home station was Bovingdon
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1944O.htm
http://forum.armyairforces.com/JOSEPH-M-COLE-JR-P51-crash-m64974.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2011 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 05:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Aug-2013 05:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2015 23:39 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 08:19 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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