Den 27. august 1944 styrtede P51 44-13951 i Nordsøen måske omkring her. Det var blevet ramt af flak.

"Vi havde eskorteret bombefly, men nogle vendte tilbage mens andre bombede en flyveplads ved Esbjerg i Danmark. Efter at disse bombere havde bombet fløj vi lavt
ned for at beskyde mål. Vi fløj ind fra NNØ over pladsen. Der var let og tungt antiluftskyts, intens og meget præcis. Oberst Wilson blev ramt under denne indflyvning.
Han trak op og sprang ud fra en højde på omkring 600 m omkring 8-10 miles fra kysten." (p359MACR) Og andre fly viste fiskekutter E 322 "Benny Jensen" hen til ham
og han blev samlet op. Imidlertid forlangte et tysk skib ham udleveret! Lt Col Cy Wilson endte i Stalag Luft I Barth. (Kilde: AOD) Se Tyske krigsfangelejre.
Se også Reddet af fiskere i Nordsøen.

"Den 27. august 1944 udsendtes 1200 amerikanske bombefly mod Berlin, men på grund af ugunstige vejrforhold over Nordtyskland angreb en del af de udsendte
fly andre mål på Kontinentet. Et af disse mål var Esbjerg flyveplads, hvor ca. 60 B-17 fly nedkastede mere end 200 bomber, hvilket gjorde flyvepladsen ubrugelig i
resten af krigen." (FAF) Den gamle Esbjerg flyveplads lå i området omkring dette punkt. Nu er det en del af byen Esbjerg. (Kilde: Søren Diers) Se også Farlige jagere.

"Ingen fjendtlige fly blev set og vores jagerstøtte var fremragende." (Mission Report Nr. 233 fra 303rd Bomb Group Heavy) Se også P-51 Mustang - Photos.
Mistet under denne mission: B17 43-37629 * B17 42-37841 * P51 43-25049 * P51 44-13733 * P51 44-13951 * P51 44-13991 * P51 42-106480. (Kilde: AOD)
1 flyver.

On 27 August 1944 P51 44-13951 crashed into the North Sea maybe about here. It had been hit by flak.

"We had been escorting bombers but some aborted while others went to bomb an airfield at Esbjerg, Denmark. After these bombers had bombed we went down on
the deck to strafe. We made a pass from NNE over the field. Flak was light and heavy, intense and very accurate. Col. Wilson was hit on this pass. He pulled up and bailed out from about 2,000 feet about 8-10 miles from the shore line." (MACR) And other planes showed fishing vessel E 322 "Benny Jensen" to him and he was
picked up. However, a German ship demanded that he be handed over. Lt Col Cy Wilson ended up in Stalag Luft I Barth. (Source: AOD) See German POW-Camps.

"On 27 August 1944 1200 American bombers were to target Berlin, but due to unfavourable weather conditions over North Germany some of the dispatched
planes attacked other targets on the Continent. One of these targets was Esbjerg Airfield where about 60 B-17s dropped more than 200 bombs which made the airfield useless for the rest of the war." (FAF) The old Esbjerg Airfield was in the area around this point. Now it is a part of the town of Esbjerg. (Source: Søren Diers)

"No enemy aircraft were seen and friendly fighter support was excellent." (Mission Report No. 233 from 303rd Bomb Group Heavy) See P-51 Mustang - Photos.
See p359MACR and Google Map Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944. See also Rescued by fishermen in the North Sea.

Lost on this mission: B17 43-37629 * B17 42-37841 * P51 43-25049 * P51 44-13733 * P51 44-13951 * P51 44-13991 * P51 42-106480. (Source: AOD)
This P-51 belonged to the 55th Fighter Squadron, see fact sheet and 55 FS, 20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. It took off from Kings Cliffe Airfield.
1 airman.