| 
 
  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. 
     |