Den 27. august 1944 kl. 1520 styrtede P51 43-25049
i Nordsøen måske omkring
her. Det
var blevet ramt af flak.
"Jeg førte Rød Formation da vi angreb mål ved
Esbjerg. Vi fløj meget lavt og havde været gennem intens og præcis, let og tung
beskydning fra antiluftskyts i byen og
ved kystlinjen. Lt Kents fly blev ramt - han trak opad lige efter at have
krydset kysten og fløj omkring 3 km ud i Nordsøen. Han sprang ud i en højde på
omkring 600 m
og hans skærm foldede sig ud. Senere så jeg ham i hans redningsflåde." (p357MACR)
Han blev samlet op af den danske fiskekutter E147 "Jette Marie" og taget til
Esbjerg, hvor de var nødt til at udlevere ham til tyskerne. 2nd Lt Alfonso H.
Kent 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 at 15.20 hours P51 43-25049
crashed into the North Sea maybe about
here. It
had been hit by flak.
"I was leading Red Flight at the time we strafed
the A/F at Esbjerg. We were on the deck and had been through intense and
accurate light and heavy flak in the town
and on the shore line. Lt Kent's plane was hit - he pulled up just after
crossing the shore and flew approximately 2/3 miles out into the North Sea. He
bailed out at approximately 2,000 feet altitude and his chute opened. Later I
saw him in his dinghy." (MACR) He was picked up by the Danish fishing vessel
E147 "Jette Marie" and taken to Esbjerg where they had to hand him over to the
Germans. 2nd Lt Alfonso H. Kent 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
p357MACR 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.
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