ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51608
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang I |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AG568 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
Three P-51 Mustangs Mk I (AM 175 AG 568 and AG 656) of 613 Squadron, were shot down on 18 July 1943 by either flak or fighters during a low level sortie over Scheveningnen, Netherlands, probably in order to carry out attacks on ships near Den Helder. All three pilots were posted as missing/killed in action as all three aircraft were reported to have crashed into the North Sea.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1943%20sec_tcm5-7284.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Sep-2011 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2011 13:31 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2011 13:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2011 21:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 18-Jun-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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