ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49758
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 479th FGp /436th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14577 |
| MSN: | 9B- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westgat, near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Due to technical problems, the aircraft crashed into the Westgat between the Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland islands. The pilot, 1/Lt. J.E. Frolking, returned to duty on the 4th of November.
The Mustang was flying escort for the USAAF operation against the Sudetenlandische-Treibstoffwerke A.G. hydrogenation plant at Brüx in Czechoslovakia.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4506&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14384
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 December 1944 | 44-14636 | 479th FGp /436th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 25 miles off Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 08:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2019 08:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2021 20:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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