ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49635
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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14535 |
| MSN: | CY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Haaften, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
Whilst flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Bonn, the aircraft was hit by Flak near Tilburg (Noord-Brabant) and crashed.
The pilot, 2/Lt. J. Eliades, was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4700&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14372
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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