ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113218
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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51B Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-12433W |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Dunmow/ 2 1/2mi W -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Raydon airfield |
After the war in Europe had ended, Col. Rimerman was killed when the P-51 Mustang he was a passenger in crashed near Great Dunmow, Essex, on 11 August 1945. The pilot, Capt. William J. Maguire, who had flown with the 351st Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group throughout the war, was also killed. Maguire had been giving Rimerman a lift to a party being held at Raydon airfield. The cause of the crash remained undetermined even after the investigating officer Capt. Edmund B. Edwards had visited the site the following day.
Both men are buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery. Ben Rimerman is in Plot F, Row 5, Grave 24 and Bill Maguire is in Plot D, Row 2, Grave 68.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://projects.americanairmuseum.com/news/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2014 21:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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