ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139298
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /84th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-63174 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hauset, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford /AAF Sta.357 Cambridgeshire |
P-51D Mustang 44-63174 was lost with the 78th FG, 84th FS, coded 'WZ-T'. Aircraft lost with 1st Lt. Willis H. Lutz on board; pilot bailed out and aircraft crashed near Hauset Belgium.
It was later established that he had been shot down by friendly fire - American AAA in the area
Sources:
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22049&sid=b58e0ce49bbe11126e514f8a5482a5af
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/78thfg.php?action=list_records&recs=50&sort_order=ASC&order_by=Pilot&recs=50&next_page=6]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2011 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Feb-2020 18:58 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2021 15:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 08:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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