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Westgat, near Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
Netherlands
Phase:
En route
Nature:
Military
Departure airport:
RAF Wattisham, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative: Due to technical problems, the aircraft crashed into the Westgat between the Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland islands. The pilot, 1/Lt. J.E. Frolking, returned to duty on the 4th of November.
The Mustang was flying escort for the USAAF operation against the Sudetenlandische-Treibstoffwerke A.G. hydrogenation plant at Brüx in Czechoslovakia.