ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50747
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 479th FGp /435th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14424 |
| MSN: | J2- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Wolfsdijk road, Ede, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
"Sugar Cane” was hit by Flak over Ede while engaged in a patrol in the Arnhem area. The pilot, Cpt. Sykes, performed a belly-landing in a field. He survived the crash and escaped imprisonment with help of the Dutch resistance.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4092&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.platformmhe.nl/documenten/PlatformMHE_CrashesEde.pdf
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14352
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2018 11:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2019 07:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 06-Sep-2019 07:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Sep-2019 07:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:35 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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