Flight of Mustang I FD554 and 2nd Lieutenant J G Van Tangen on 1943-10-31

On 1943-10-31, Pilot J G Van Tangen (2nd Lieutenant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Mustang I with serial FD554 for this duty: Photo Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 168. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Van Tangen: he was killed. There is no commemoration location known.
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