ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51904
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 14-MAY-1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51 Mustang Mk.I |
| Operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AG646 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Noordzee, 20 km W of Bergen -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall |
The Honourable Thomas Henry Jordan Sackville joined 613 Sqn as a Pilot Officer from 41OTU on 13/10/42. On 14/5/43 Sackville (in Mustang I AG646) along with F/Lt Dooley (in Mustang I AP207) were flying on a "Lagoon"/shipping recce from Coltishall covering the Dutch coast from Bergen to Texel. Both aircraft were shot down: Sackville was killed and Dooley became PoW.
On 14/5/43 Fw Max Winkler of 2/JG 27 claimed to have shot down two Mustangs: one 20 km West of Bergen, and the other 45 km West of Bergen. Presumably these were AG646 and AP207
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1943%20sec_tcm5-7284.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4758-613-squadron-Mustang-pilot
http://www.defensie.nl/media/verliesregister_1943_tcm46-154754.pdf
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 23:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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