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| Date: | Tuesday 29 December 1942 |
| Time: | 12:52 |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM256 |
| MSN: | XV-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 6 km NW of Scheveningen, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sawbridgeworth |
Takeoff at 11:03 hrs for a recce flight to the Dutch coastal area.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Sgt (1368998) John James SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed - Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1924&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 17:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:11 | paddy | Updated [Date, Phase, ] |
| 28-Dec-2017 14:58 | paddy | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2018 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2020 09:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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