Accident North American P-51B-7 Mustang 43-6987W,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113393
 
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Date:Saturday 13 January 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B-7 Mustang
Owner/operator:362th FSqn /357th FGp USAAF
Registration: 43-6987W
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles east of Horham -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leiston /AAF Sta.373, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed, pilot killed.
'W' in serial number denotes ' war-weary'. Not to be used on operations.

Pilot Richard A. Anderson, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2013 18:16 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Mar-2020 20:39 DG333 Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator]

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