Accident North American Mustang Mk I AG589,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138809
 
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Date:Wednesday 20 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Mustang Mk I
Owner/operator:400 (City of Toronto) Sqn RCAF
Registration: AG589
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 miles south of St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Odiham, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mustang AG589 was shot down in error by RAF Typhoon aircraft and crashed in the English Channel, south of Saint Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight.
Pilot:
F/O (J/10785) James Bentley FERRIS, RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20130907115253/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/iowweb/iowc.html
ORB 400 Sqdn RCAF
RAF Casualties-1943.
CWGC
http://www.400squadron.ca/Members/HonourRoll]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2011 07:54 Dr. John Smith Added
19-Jan-2012 05:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
27-Nov-2012 20:56 angels one five Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
29-Jun-2013 09:30 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 15:36 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
14-Aug-2013 23:46 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
26-Dec-2013 19:21 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
22-Jan-2014 09:10 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]
07-Apr-2015 08:34 Zeeland Updated [Operator, Narrative]
07-Apr-2015 22:26 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
04-Jun-2015 17:57 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2018 10:28 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
10-Mar-2018 08:02 angels one five Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative]
15-Nov-2020 08:19 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
22-Jan-2021 20:37 Vicktor Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-May-2021 17:44 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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