Accident North American P-51B Mustang 42-12170, Monday 20 December 1943
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Date:Monday 20 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B Mustang
Owner/operator:354th FGp /353th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-12170
MSN: FT-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:110 km east of Cromer, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150, Essax
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft suffered engine trouble 10 miles northwest of Texel island, the Netherlands. The pilot bailed out east of Cromer.
The Mustang was on an escort flight operation to Bremen, Germany.

Pilot: Maj. O.M. Seaman O-388638 USAAF Margraten WOM

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3240C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2018 10:37 TigerTimon Added
17-Dec-2018 10:37 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
26-Mar-2020 21:03 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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