Incident North American P-51K-5-NT Mustang 44-11750,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49100
 
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Date:Saturday 24 February 1945
Time:14:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51K-5-NT Mustang
Owner/operator:352th FGp /328th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 44-11750
MSN: PE-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 km SE of Erica, Drenthe -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:A.84 Chièvres (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation / Ramrod
Lonesome Polecat' was hit by Flak and crashed, Amsterdamscheveld.
Crew:
2/Lt. S.J. Evans (pilot) USAAF was taken POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5309&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13985

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 September 1944 44-13996 352th FGp /328th FSqn USAAF 0 Heijen (near the Nieuwe Erf hamlet), Limburg w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
21-Feb-2020 13:40 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jan-2021 10:06 Anon. Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jun-2022 03:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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