P 51D-20-NA 44-72214 - Vedskølle                                                        Updated: 16 AUG 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
v999075.htm Johnson D C 1stLt USAAF 83 p405.htm P51 44-72214 Bomb G Vedskølle d120345 v999 v999.htm EVD to S


Den 12. marts 1945 kl. 11.50 styrtede P51 44-72214 ned ved
Vedskølle (som er her, overblik her). Mere i p405MACR+Statements.
Det skulle ledsage bombefly
til Swinemunde = Swinoujscie.

Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
"Over Husum (her) begyndte 1st Lt. Dean Johnson at få problemer med sit kølesystem, og efter nogle minutter begyndte en kraftig røgudvikling fra motoren.
Lt. Johnson satte kurs mod Sverige, men da han passerede den sydsjællandske kyst var hans motor i brand, og han måtte forlade flyet med faldskærm.
Han fik hurtig kontakt med hjælpsomme danskere, og efter en uges ophold på Glænø (her) gik turen over Sjælland til København og videre med båd til Sverige."
(FT 88-43-45)

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 P-51 Mustang - FotosWikipedia har dette på dansk. 1 flyver.

On 12 March 1945 at 11.50 hours P51 44-72214 crashed at Vedskølle (which is here, overview here). More in p405MACR+Statements.
It was on
Bomber escort to Swinemunde =Swinoujscie.

(Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"
Over Husum (here) 1st Lt. Dean Johnson started having problems with his coolant system an some minutes later there came heavy smoke from the engine.
Lt. Johnson headed for Sweden, but his engine was on fire when he passed the coast of South Zealand, so he had to bail out. Soon he made contacts
with helpful Danes. After a stay of one week on Glænø (here) his journey continued over Zealand to Copenhagen and on to Sweden by ship." (FT 88-43-45)

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)

Mustang P-51D 44-72214 »Poop Shooter II«. 83 FS, 78 FG, 66 FW, 3 BD of 8 AF, USAAF.
See 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron. This P-51 Mustang took off from England. See P-51 Mustang - Photos. 1 airman.