Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945

Loss Register


Loss chart: T5311
Day or Night of operation Operation Target Nickname Aircraft
24 Feb 45 Escort flight Hamburg Mr Gray
Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Code Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield
North American P-51 Mustang D 44-14949 YJ-Q 353FG/351FS USAAF Raydon
Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province
1330 Hit by Flak in Germany. Exploded on landing Crash landed 1 km nw of Vaassen Gelderland
Function Mil Rank Ini Name Age Mil reg Air Force Fate Cemetery Grave Remarks
Pilot 1/Lt. R. Hilgenberg O-813159 USAAF KIA USA Buried Fort Rosecrans Nat. Cem. California
Wartime Records Background Info
- Casualty Report by J. Hey based on MACR 12622

Version August, 2023