Incident North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang 44-13971,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49963
 
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Date:Saturday 23 September 1944
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang
Owner/operator:364th FGp /383th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 44-13971
MSN: N2-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 miles northwest of Bennekom, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Honington /AAF Sta.375 Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Mustang was hit by ground fire and caught fire.
The pilot, Lt. C.K. Voss, bailed out and evaded capture.

Sources:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14212
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4320&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
14-Sep-2019 14:09 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jan-2021 10:26 Anon. Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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