Den 27. august 1944 styrtede P51 44-13991 i Nordsøen måske omkring her. Det var blevet ramt af flak. 

"Jeg hørte Lt Doering kalde over radioen og sige at han var i brand. Lige derefter så jeg hans fly dykke ned i vandet omkring 20 miles VSV for Blåvands Huk og hans faldskærm folde sig ud i godt 2 kilometers højde. Jeg fulgte skærmen ned til vandet og så ham komme ud af den. Han åbnede sin redningsflåde og kravlede op i den."
(p360MACR)

Den danske fiskekutter E 24 "Eilif" af Esbjerg havde set flyet gå ned, satte kurs mod stedet og samlede ham op kl. 17.20. Det blev set fra et tysk skib, så Doering
blev udleveret. 2nd Lt (Pilot) Edward W. Doering 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 44-13991 crashed into the North Sea maybe about here. It had been hit by flak. 

"I heard Lt Doering call and say he was on fire. Right after this I saw his plane diving into the water about 20 miles WSW of Blaavand Point, Denmark and a chute
open at about 7,000 feet. I followed the chute down to the water and saw him drop out of his chute. He opened his dinghy and climbed in." (MACR)

The Danish fishing vessel E 24 "Eilif" of Esbjerg had seen the plane go down and set course for the place and picked him up at 17.20 hours. That was seen from a German ship. Doerings had to be handed over. 2nd Lt (Pilot) Edward W. Doering 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)

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)
"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 p360MACR and  Google Map Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944. See also Rescued by fishermen in the North Sea.

This P-51 belonged to the 77th Fighter Squadron, see fact sheet and 77 FS, 20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. It took off from Kings Cliffe Airfield.
1 airman.