ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50757
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-15-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 361th FGp /376th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106944 |
| MSN: | E9-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grubbenvorst, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottisham /AAF Sta.374 Cambridgeshire |
'Flying Jeanie III' was hit by Major Klaus Mietusch, Gruppenkommandeur of the III./JG 26, who was flying Bf 109 G-6 'schwarze 25 + I' from München-Gladbach airfield, Germany.
The Mustang was flying ground support for the Market Garden operation. The pilot, 1/Lt. W.W. Glover, did not survive the crash. He rests in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4089A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2378
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2019 06:57 | 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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