The story
At the date of 10-11-1944, time: 1000, Pilot J A Swanson (Flight Lieutenant, RAF) with servicenumber 49624 flew a Mustang II with serial FR916 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Crashed Rijkerswoerd. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 2. The location for the map is Rijkerswoerd Netherlands. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Swanson: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Netherlands
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