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Den 27. august 1944 kl. 15.20 styrtede P51
44-13733 ved Grådyb omkring
her. Det
var blevet ramt af flak. Se detaljer ved piloten. (Kilde: MACR)
(Kilde: Kortet Flystyrt ved Esbjerg af Torben
Thorsen og Morten S. Jensen)
"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.
Se
p358MACR and
Google
Map Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944
og
P51 27 AUG 1944
og
Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944.
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
44-13733 crashed near Graadyb about
here. It
had been hit by flak. See details at the pilot. (Source: MACR)
(Source: The map Air Crashes at Esbjerg by
Torben Thorsen and Morten S. Jensen)
"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
p358MACR
and
Google Map Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944
and
P51 27 AUG 1944
and
Esbjerg 27 AUG 1944.
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, 20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. It took off from
RAF Kings
Cliffe.
1 airman.
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