ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50721
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | 11:52 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk IIIB |
| Owner/operator: | 129 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FB389 |
| MSN: | DV-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Driewegen (1,5 km northwest of the church), Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Andrews Field, Essex |
While engaged in a Ramrod operation, the aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung 468 and crashed.
The Canadian pilot, F/O.J.N. Bertrand, was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4546&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.ww2.dk/ground/flak/abt/sw468.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2019 17:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2020 10:01 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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