ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49738
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1944 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FR924 |
| MSN: | XV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weimerstraat 11, Wernhout, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, Belgium |
While engaged in an armed recce operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak at 4000 ft over Gorinchem (Zuid-Holland). The pilot, F/Lt. M.G. Ridley Martin (DFC) performed an emergency-landing and evaded capture.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4521&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1944 | FR907 | 2 (AC) Sqn RAF | 0 | east-southeast of Angeren, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 10 November 1944 | FR916 | 2 (AC) Sqn RAF | 1 | Rijkerswoerd, Arnhem, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 6 December 1944 | FR891 | 2 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Breda, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 14:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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