Incident North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang 43-12485,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50952
 
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Date:Thursday 3 February 1944
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang
Owner/operator:353rd FSqn /354th FGp USAAF
Registration: 43-12485
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IJsselmeer near Scharl (Skarl), Warns, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Mustang was flying a bomber escort operation to Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The pilot landed his aircraft offshore, in the IJsselmeer:

2nd Lt R.H. Klein - POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3377&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11196
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1946

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
07-Apr-2009 12:04 Harmy Updated
03-Nov-2011 23:00 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative]
03-Nov-2011 23:43 angels one five Updated [[Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative]]
19-Jan-2012 05:46 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
19-Jan-2012 06:41 Nepa Updated [Operator]
29-Jan-2019 10:01 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Mar-2020 20:21 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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