Mustang FB-138 crashlanding - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Alain57 · #1 7th August 2008, 15:33

Hello ,
Who crashlanded Mustang FB-138 from 129 Sqdn on September 28 1944 near Hulst in Belgium due to engine problems ?

Amrit1 · #2 7th August 2008, 15:40

F/O A B Thomson

http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf

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SteveB · #3 7th August 2008, 19:22

This incident was on 27/9/44 rather than 28/9/44.

Steve

Alain57 · #4 7th August 2008, 20:02

Thanks gentleman for the help

Alain

Leendert · #5 7th August 2008, 20:31

Alain,

If mentioned on nimh.nl, then Hulst in Zeeland Province, Netherlands.

Regards,

Leendert

Alain57 · #6 8th August 2008, 09:12

Thanks Leenderdt

Alain

Sealander · #7 22nd June 2009, 23:56

Mustang belly landed in Saeftinghe after being hit by AAA near Antwerp.
Mission was to guide Halifaxes back home but pilot a/c was separated from flight. Losing coolant engine overheated.
Pilot ok but muddy and next day allready in Brussels.
regards
Sealander

Henk Welting · #8 23rd June 2009, 12:28

Gents,
The village of Saeftinghe is in Belgium. NIMH lists him E of Hulst what may have been the area "Verdronken land van Saeftinghe" what's in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Dutch province Zeeland.
Henk.

Moonraker · #9 23rd June 2009, 19:00

Thanks Henk

Sealander · #10 23rd June 2009, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk Welting

Gents,
The village of Saeftinghe is in Belgium. NIMH lists him E of Hulst what may have been the area "Verdronken land van Saeftinghe" what's in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Dutch province Zeeland.
Henk.

Henk can you indicate where that village Saeftinghe in Belgium is located?

Hulst of course is (and never was) not in Belgium. But as the list of the NIMH claims the location "East of Hulst".... then confusion may be the consequence.

Tommy Thomson landed his FB136 DV-X Ten Km's due North East of Hulst,
on a strip of muddy soil, outside of the dikes, in the wetlands of the river Scheldt, locally known as "Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe" (drowned land
because the village was given back to the sea.)
Tommy by the way radioed his unit that he was OK but they were not sure whether he was in Allied or Enemy territory and left him on his own, neither did he know!
Today we should not have any confusion about the location or even the country where this took place.
Sealander

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