ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50264
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1944 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 359th FGp /370th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6961 |
| MSN: | CS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Nuenen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham/AAF Sta.133 Norfolk |
The aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot, F/O. W.W. Wiley, performed an emergency-landing and was taken prisoner of war.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against the Leuna oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3908&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/13792
Google Maps
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 1944 | 42-106580 | 359th FGp /370th FSqn USAAF | 0 | south of Lochtenburg, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jul-2019 15:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2021 21:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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