ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50763
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 355th FGp /358th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6317 |
| MSN: | YF- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hank, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
Hit by AAA, slowly lost all oil and crashed. The pilot, 1st Lt. J.H. McDonnell, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Braunschweig, Seedorf and Unterlüß (Niedersachsen, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3560&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13569
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1131
MACR 3444
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2019 08:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 08:20 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2023 11:42 | rvargast17 | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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