ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49637
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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 4th FGp /334th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-13411 |
| MSN: | QP-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Strand Horst, Ermelo, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden /AAF Sta.356 Essex |
Near Harderwijk, 'Frankie' collided with P-51D 44-13615, a Mustang of the same Squadron. The Mustangs were flying an armed recce operation.
The pilot, 1st Lt. Leonard R. WERNER did not survive († MIA). He is commemorated at the Cambridge Walls of the Missing.
His colleague, 1/Lt. D.L. Bennett was injured and taken prisoner of war.
The wreckage of the plane was excavated in July 1971.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4697&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.crashmuseum.nl/fotos.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2017 07:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 23-Jan-2021 17:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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