ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113578
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 26 October 1944 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 601 Ferry Sqn / 5th Ferry Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-15669 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Santa Monica Bay ?, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Mines Field, Los Angeles |
| Palm Springs | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The brand new P-51D took off from Mines Field on the first leg of a ferry flight to the East Coast.
The flying weather at Mines Field was hazy with a forward visibility of one to three miles. The haze layer extended upwards to about 2,300 feet AMSL and the ceiling was unlimited above that.
The Mustang climbed into the haze and nothing further was seen or heard of it.
Missing without trace. Gertrude Tomkins-Silver, Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://eu.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2019/09/30/75-year-search-missing-wwii-pilot-jersey-city-nj-continues/2352004001/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2011 01:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2011 17:42 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Mar-2011 01:59 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-May-2011 01:38 | angels one five | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2014 10:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2019 11:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Dec-2021 00:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation