ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52615
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 1942 |
| Time: | 12:39 |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AG524 |
| MSN: | HB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Wissenkerke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
T/o at 10:45 hrs on a Rhubarb sortie over the Netherlands. ("Rhubarb" = low altitude attacks on enemy targets in occupied territory).
Mustang AG524 was one of two P-51 Mustangs from 239 Sqn RAF, (Army Cooperation Command) dispatched during the morning of 14 August 1942 on a Rhubarb sortie near Blankenberge-Bruges.
Both aircraft drew flak from the nearby Flushing Kriegsmarineflak battery and came under heavy fire, after which the first aircraft (AG524) was shot down near Kamperland, and the second between Zeebrugge and Ostend, which crashed into the sea.
Aircraft damaged by flak but P/O Pullin was able to a forced landing.
Crew:
P/O. R.A. Pullin (pilot) RAF - POW
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1775
http://www.wingstovictory.nl/database/database_detail.php
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1006-239-Sqn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2010 22:02 | motherbird | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2011 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2011 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 03:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Jun-2015 08:16 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2015 08:47 | Angel dick one | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2017 22:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2020 18:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 06-Oct-2022 10:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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