ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152146
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 1945 |
| Time: | c. 0935 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | FZ150 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Station Farm, nr RAF Rednal -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal |
| RAF Rednal |
Four Mustangs of 61 OTU were making a practice attack on the airfield.
One of them, FZ150, struck a telegraph pole with its left wing tip causing part of that wing to break away.
The fighter rolled inverted and hit the ground, cartwheeling across three fields, disintegrating, and catching fire.
The pilot was found dead.
Sgt Boleslaw Zgainski, Polish Air Force, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Boleslaw Zgainski is buried in Arnold Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Sources:
http://www.ezraysnet.co.uk/bhaa/crash5.html
RAF Casualties-1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2012 14:36 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Mar-2018 07:59 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2021 19:07 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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