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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1944 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 353rd FSqn /354th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-12485 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Scharl (Skarl), Warns, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150 |
The Mustang was flying a bomber escort operation to Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The pilot landed his aircraft offshore, in the IJsselmeer:
2nd Lt R.H. Klein - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3377&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11196
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1946
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:04 | Harmy | Updated |
| 03-Nov-2011 23:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2011 23:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2012 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2019 10:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 20:21 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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