ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49156
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 359th FGp /368th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14650 |
| MSN: | CV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gendringen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham/AAF Sta.133, Norfolk |
'Snooks' suffered a coolant leak while flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Dresden.
2/Lt.R.C. Garrett bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5257&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14410
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1945 | 42-106693 | 359th FGp /368th FSqn USAAF | 0 | 8 km E of Schokland, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 15 February 1945 | 44-15618 | 359th FGp /368th FSqn USAAF | 0 | south of the Kleinedijk road, Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2020 16:24 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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