ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230163
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 479th FGp /436th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14636 |
| MSN: | 9B- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 miles off Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Whilst flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against ammunition and tank plants at Berlin, 'Carol II & III' suffered from technical problems at 12:00 hrs. The pilot declared mayday at 13:30 hrs.
Major J.A. Sullivan is missing in action and is commemorated at the Margraten Walls of the Missing.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4776&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14405
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=1721
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1944 | 44-14577 | 479th FGp /436th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Westgat, near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2019 17:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:37 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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