Den 7. oktober 1944 styrtede
P51 44-25046 i Kattegat, måske omkring
her. Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
"7. oktober 1944 (Kl. 13.45). Sydlige del af Kattegat. Mustang P-51 C 44-25064 (LC-Q). 77 FS, 20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, Kingscliffe, Northants.
(Bomber escort
til Pölitz) 1 ESC
Under eskorte af bombefly
til olieraffinaderierne
i Pölitz (her) foretog enheden et angreb på en flyveplads nær Peenemünde
(her). 2nd Lt
Charles W. Dungan fik skudt
dele af højderoret væk og motoren blev ramt,
hvilket medførte et hurtigt fald i olietrykket. Kort
efter forlod Lt Dungan formationen, og kl. 13.42
kaldte han over radioen
og sagde, at han nu sprang ud
af flyet. Lt Dungan landede i Kattegat, og efter at
have sejlet i 24 timer i sin gummibåd, nåede han
Nordsjællands kyst (omkring
her).
Her blev han hjulpet af en dansk familie for senere at blive
befordret til København via
Hillerød (her) pr. tandem, og den 13. november var han via Sverige
tilbage i
England." (FT 88-42-37)
Se
den officielle
Peenemunde, Historical Technical Information Center og
Peenemünde i Wikipedia.
Se også
P-51 Mustang - Photos. Denne
P-51 Mustang startede
fra RAF Kingscliffe -
USAAF Station 367. 1 flyver.
On 7 October 1944
P51 44-25046 crashed into the Kattegat, maybe about
here. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review
writes:
"7 October 1944 (13.45 hours). Southern part of the Kattegat. Mustang P-51 C 44-25064 (LC-Q). 77 FS, 20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, Kingscliffe, Northants.
(Bomber escort
to Pölitz) 1 ESC
During escort of bombers targeting the oil
refineries in Pölitz (here)
the formation attacked an airfield near Peenemünde (here). 2nd Lt
Charles W. Dungan had parts
of his elevator shot away, and a hit in the engine
caused a rapidly decreasing oil pressure. Shortly after Lt Dungan left the
formation. At 13.42 hours he called on the
radio
to report that he was about to
bail out. Lt Dungan landed in the Kattegat. After 24 hours in his dinghy he
reached the north coast of Zealand (about
here).
Here a Danish family helped him and later he was taken to
Copenhagen via Hillerød (here)
on a tandem. Via Sweden he was back in England on 13 November."
(FT 88-42-37)
See the official
Peenemunde, Historical
Technical Information Center and
Peenemünde in Wikipedia.
See also
P-51 Mustang - Photos. This
P-51 Mustang took off
from RAF Kingscliffe -
USAAF Station 367. See the
Glenn Miller Memorial at RAF
Kingscliffe.
1 airman.
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