ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50170
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-5-NT Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FGp /343th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-11158 |
| MSN: | 111-29291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arendonk, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wormingford, Essex |
The aircraft suffered a mechanical failure; the pilot, 2nd Lt. R.L. Mull, landed near Tilburg (Noord-Brabant), the Netherlands and was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against an armaments plant at Düsseldorf, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3998&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13935
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- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2012 11:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2012 11:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 31-Aug-2019 17:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2019 18:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 23-Jan-2021 10:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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