ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 93023
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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 363th FGp /381th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6711 |
| MSN: | 104-23214 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 km north of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rivenhall, Essex |
Whilst on combat air patrol SE of Paris, suffered engine fire, and pilot bailed out at 24,000 feet, 10 km SE of Epernay, France. Pilot (0-748530 2nd Lt Elmer H. Berglind) landed uninjured, evaded capture, and with the assistance of the French Resistance, escaped Nazi-occupied France, getting over the border to Spain, eventually rejoining the Allied Forces in Gibraltar on June 23 1944
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4256
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 18:40 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2020 21:22 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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