ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113197
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  North American P-51B Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 383rd FSqn /364th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106448W |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sandy, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington /AAF Sta.375 Suffolk |
Mid-air collision.
The pilot made an unauthorised pass at a Stirling bomber of 161 Squadron RAF, encountered by chance near Sandy in Bedfordshire.
The Mustang struck the bomber, cutting it in half.
Both aircraft crashed and all the occupants died.
The Mustang pilot is reported to have baled out, but too low for his parachute to deploy.
He was T-62984 Flight Officer Thomas W. Kiley (20) USAAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.tempsford.20m.com/sandy.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2011 17:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 02-May-2013 15:23 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2013 07:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 26-Mar-2020 20:42 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2021 03:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 04:26 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2021 21:27 | HB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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