ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52428
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| Date: | Monday 7 December 1942 |
| Time: | 10:02 |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 268 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AP212 |
| MSN: | -V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groeneweg - Bergerweg roads at Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snailwell, Norfolk (takeoff at 09:15 hrs) |
Hit by light Flak while crossing the Dutch Coast and force-landed.
Operation: Rhubarb – fighter or fighter-bomber sections, at times of low cloud and poor visibility, crossing the English Channel and then dropping below cloud level to search for opportunity targets such as railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft on the ground, enemy troops, and vehicles on roads.
Crew"
P/O (120.413) Richard Anthony BETHELL (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1942&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/17799-confirmation-overclaiming-aerial-victories.html
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raf_bethell_r_a.php
http://www.b24.net/pow/greatescape.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Snailwell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 05:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 14:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2020 20:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport] |
| 05-Nov-2020 20:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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