ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50495
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51C-1-NT Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 339th FGp /503th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-103295 |
| MSN: | D7- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sint Willebrord, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire |
The pilot, 1st Lt. R.F. Mulvey, abandoned the aircraft. He was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was on a strafing operation, a Chattanooga mission to attack rail stock in Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3682&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2047
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1186
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 1944 | 42-103325 | 339th FGp /503th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea northwest of the German coast |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2019 14:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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