ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50600
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 355th FGp /358th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-7147 |
| MSN: | YF-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between the Rendijk and Elleboogsvaart roads, Haulerwijk, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
The aircraft disintegrated in mid-air while chasing Luftwaffe fighters. The pilot, 1st Lt. J.B. Dickson, did not survive and is buried in the United States of America.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Braunschweig, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3572&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13847
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 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2019 11:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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