ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263557
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 315 (City of Deblin) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FZ113 |
| MSN: | 104-24993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Halvergate, north of Reedham, Norfolk Broads, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang Mk III: Ex-USAAF P-51C 43-6414 [MSN 104-24993] to RAF as Mustang III FZ113. To 315 (City of Deblin)(Polish) Squadron, RAF. Based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk from 20-12-45
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23-1-46 when crash landed near Halvergate, Norfolk, following engine failure. The pilot - Flying Officer M Weleski - was uninjured.
The reported crash location of Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads, at approximate coordinates 52.60669°N 1.57865°E.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.27 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.44
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft FA100-FZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 315 (Polish) Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book) (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1946 to 31/12/1946: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/1701 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504343
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.97: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
7. http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/315/45/after.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._315_Polish_Fighter_Squadron
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halvergate
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2021 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Jun-2021 21:23 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2021 21:23 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jul-2023 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator]] |
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