Den 12. marts 1945 kl. 11.47 styrtede
P51 44-14350 ved Søllested (som er her
overblik her).
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Det skulle ledsage bombefly
til
Swinemunde = Swinoujscie.
Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
"681 bombefly angreb Swinemünde ekskorteret af 412
jagerfly. Et bombefly og 4 jagere gik tabt. Major John Durell McFarlane
fik over Lolland problemer med køle- systemet til
motoren, der umiddelbart efter satte ud. Fra 6000 fods
højde sprang han ud med faldskærm og landede nær Søllested. Her fik han
hurtigt kontakt
med hjælpsomme danskere, og i løbet af
få dage var han transporteret til København, hvor han
overværede angrebet på Shellhuset. Kort tid efter blev
han udskibet
til Sverige, og den 5. april ankom han
til England." (FT 86-93-34)
De 3 amerikanske jagerpiloter 1st Lieutenant
Dean C. Johnson, Major John D.
McFarlane og Captain Robert D. Brown kom med hjælp
fra modstandsbevægelsen
til Sverige. Se 3 piloter til Sverige -
historien om dem
fortalt af Anders Bjørnvad i bogen De fandt en
vej (s. 163-169).
Se også P-51 Mustang - Fotos. Wikipedia har
dette
på dansk. 1
flyver.
On 12 March 1945 at 11.47 hours P51 44-14350
crashed at Søllested (which is here
overview here).
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It was on
Bomber escort
to Swinemunde =
Swinoujscie. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"681 bombers attacked Swinemünde escorted by 412
fighters. 1 bomber and 4 fighters were lost. Over Lolland Major John Durell McFarlane
had problems with the
radiator of the engine which immediately afterwards misfired. He bailed
out at an altitude of 6,000 feet and landed near Søllested. Quickly he got in
touch
with helpful Danes and in a few days he was taken to Copenhagen, where he
attended the attack on the Shell House. Shortly after he
was taken to Sweden by ship
and on
5 April he arrived in England." (FT 86-93-34)
The 3 American fighter pilots 1st Lieutenant
Dean C. Johnson, Major John D.
McFarlane and Captain Robert D. Brown were
assisted by the resistance movement
on their way to Sweden. See 3 Pilots to Sweden - their story as told by
Anders Bjørnvad in
De fandt en vej (They
found a way pp.163-169)
See also P-51 Mustang - Photos.
P-51D Mustang, 44-14350 (VF-L)
336 FS, 4 FG, 65 FW,
1 AD of 8 AF, USAAF.
This
P-51 took off from RAF
Debden - USAAF Station 156. See
336th Fighter
Squadron *
4th Fighter Wing. 1 airman.
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