ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50588
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 354th FGp /353th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-7046 |
| MSN: | FT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lashenden, Kent |
The aircraft was hit by Flak over Münster, Germany; the pilot, 2nd Lt. E.V. Parnell, abandoned the aircraft over the Netherlands, where it crashed south of Utrecht. He was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against aviation industry and the airfield at Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany. The airfield and factory was bombed by 17 B-17 Fortresses on that day.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3588&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13827
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/857
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 December 1943 | 42-12170 | 354th FGp /353th FSqn USAAF | 1 | 110 km east of Cromer, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1944 | 43-12197 | 354th FGp /353th FSqn USAAF | 1 | near Klein-Ulsda, Oudeschans, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2019 09:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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