About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6828
- The type of the plane.
- P-51
- The plane ID.
- 43-6463
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 4th Fighter 335th Fighter
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Fischbach am Inn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- München
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:00
- Time of the crash.
- 10:30
- Comments.
- Die Maschine befand sich auf einem Begleitflug für eine Bomberformation und wurde dabei in einen Luftkampf mit einem einzelnen deutschen Jagdflugzeug verwickelt. Das Flugzeug wurde dabei getroffen - ein Geschoss verwundete Dahlen dabei tödlich am Kopf.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahlen, Kermit O. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00377.html)