ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50605
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 355th FGp /357th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106463 |
| MSN: | OS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wezuperbrug, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
The pilot, 2nd Lt. I. Reedy, bailed out following a dogfight with fifteen Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters and was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Braunschweig, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3573&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2189
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1135
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 09:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:06 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2021 10:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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