Mid-air collision Accident North American P-51B-7 Mustang 43-7023,
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Date:Monday 11 September 1944
Time:12:00 approx
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B-7 Mustang
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 43-7023
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hassenhausen near Marburg (Hessen) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Steeple Morden, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6.
Both pilots died in the crash.

Sources:

https://fliegerschicksale.de.tl/11-.--September-1944.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2015 11:43 gerard57 Added
14-Jun-2017 17:06 Uli Elch Updated [Location]
02-Sep-2019 16:23 TigerTimon Updated [Time]

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