ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50524
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-15-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 339th FGp /505th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106807 |
| MSN: | 6N- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km west of the Mantingerdijk road, Mantinge, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was hit by Flak in the Steinhuder Meer area, Niedersachsen. The pilot, 1st Lt. A.B. Luper, failed to bail out. He was initially buried at Zweeloo, but now rests in the USA.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3654&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2308
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1174
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-May-2019 10:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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