ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113280
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-15 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 361st FGp /376th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106754 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottisham /AAF Sta.374 Cambridgeshire |
Lt. Donald T. Woodward of the 376th Squadron had a lucky escape while flying Lt. Bill May's assigned P-51B 42-106754, E9:M on 27 May 1944. Shortly after taking off from RAF Bottisham for a bomber escort mission, he was forced to make a belly landing near Bartlow because of a mechanical failure. However, the Mustang quickly caught fire but, mercifully, he was rescued with only minor injuries before the plane exploded
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?offset=15000
http://www.361fg.com/crash.htm
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/361stfg.php?action=list_records&recs=25&sort_order=ASC&order_by=aircraftType&recs=25&next_page=6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2020 11:14 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2021 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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