ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48995
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1945 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 268 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FD481 |
| MSN: | -C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.89 Mill/de Kuilen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.89 Mill airfield |
Operation - tactical recce flight.
Cause of the crash:
Loss of control on takeoff due to strong cross wind - sudden strong wind gust caught the aircraft.
Pilot / F/Lt. K.F.J. Parfitt
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5408&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
radio letter and cause from log books via C. Ford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2020 09:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2021 12:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 02:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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