ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48791
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AG383 |
| MSN: | XC-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3.5 km west of Wilhelminadorp, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Y-36 Cognac, France |
26 Sqn were stationed at Chateau Bernard/Cognac in France during the second half of April 1945. They were there as gunnery spotters for French naval ships involved in Operation Venerable. This was the operation to clear the remains of German forces that had been holed up in the "Atlantic pockets" since the invasion.
It was during one of these operations that Mustang I AG383 was belly-landed due to the weather conditions.
Pilot / F/Lt. Griffin
Sources:
http://www.defensie.nl/media/verliesregister_1945_tcm46-154759.pdf
http://www.wingstovictory.nl/database/database_detail-en.php?wtv_id=507
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johntrathome/4674265547/
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5601&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Zeeland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2009 09:33 | NePa | Updated |
| 28-Sep-2011 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2020 19:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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