ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49636
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Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
Time: | 12:15 LT |
Type: | North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang |
Owner/operator: | 4th FGp /334th FSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 44-13615 |
MSN: | QP-R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | IJsselmeer near Strand Horst, Ermelo, Gelderland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Debden /AAF Sta.356 Essex |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Near Harderwijk, the aircraft collided with P-51D 44-13411, a Mustang of the same Squadron. The Mustangs were flying an armed recce operation.
The pilot, 1/Lt. D.L. Bennett was injured and taken prisoner of war.
His colleague, 1st Lt. Leonard R. WERNER did not survive († MIA). He is commemorated at the Cambridge Walls of the Missing.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4698&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14072 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
19-Oct-2019 17:34 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jan-2021 17:58 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
17-Jun-2022 21:26 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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