ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48804
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1945 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 3rd Scouting Force USAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near de Bosscherwaarden brickworks, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was hit by Flak while engaged in an operation to Hannover in Germany.
Captain T.L. Fitzsimmons did not survive and was buried at Wijk bij Duurstede. Currently, he rests at Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave L-9-4.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5590&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2020 19:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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