ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225963
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51A Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-6069 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal [east 20 miles of Bay] and northwest of Rangoon -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramu, India |
Pilot Colonel Harry Melton was shot down in a dogfight; he was captured after parachuting from his plane by the Japanese. He did not survive the war.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-51/43-6069/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2019 07:19 | noman | Added |
| 09-Jun-2019 07:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage] |
| 10-Feb-2021 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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