P-51-C - #42-103749 lost at Ommen (Eerde) on 11-09-1944
At the date of 11-09-1944, time: 1200, the aircraft type P-51 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Ommen (Eerde). The unit of crew and plane is: 361FG/375FS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: J.H. Lougheed. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
2nd Lt. Lougheed's P-51-C-7NT - "Betty Lee" - #42-103749 inspected a low flying B-24H - #42-95138 and was apparenly sucked in by propwash while passing underneath. He collided with the bomber tearing off part of his wing, both a/c crashed. Mustang P-51C crashed near hamlet of Eerde, SSE of Ommen, Overijssel, The Netherlands
2nd Lt. John Howard Lougheed was KIA
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16113865 - O-824665 - Pilot - 2nd Lt. - John Howard Lougheed - Wayne County, MI - KIA
born 1923, MI
Enlistment: 30 Sep 1942, Detroit, Michigan
buried: Single grave No. 21 - Row II, Ommen General Cemetery
reinterred in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL, final burial Michigan, USA
hometown: St. Clair County, IL
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)