ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50748
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 364th FGp /385th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-14025 |
| MSN: | 5E- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Voortsestraat road, Sint Hubert, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington /AAF Sta.375 Suffolk |
'Lovin Aline' was hit by Flak near Nijmegen (Gelderland) and later crashed.
The pilot, 1/Lt. D.R. Drysdale, evaded capture and returned to service.
The Mustang was flying fighter escort for the Market Garden operation.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4091&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/14235
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1944 | 44-13942 | 364th FGp /385th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2019 07:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2021 10:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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