North American P-51 Mustang - Kyjovice, Czech Republic - Plane Crash Sites on Waymarking.com

Dle výpovedi jeho wingmenna Lt. Garlocka zacal Lt. Schmid z neznámého duvodu z operacní letové hladiny kolem sedmi kilometru prudce klesat. Lt. Garlock tedy ve snaze neporušit uložený rádiový klid svého vedoucího následoval. Let se stával stále strmejším až došlo k prekrocení maximální povolené rychlosti. Lt. Garlock se od vedoucího odpoutal, behem vybírání stremhlavého letu ale došlo k prekrocení maximálních násobku konstrukce jeho stroje. Lt. Garlock se po destrukci letadla zachránil na padáku, Lt. Schmid zahynul. Tolik tedy , co vypovedel Lt. Garlock. Nabízí se i druhá varianta, podporená výpovedmi svedku, totiž, že se letouny ve vzduchu srazily a Lt. Garlock se snažil svoji chybu "zatlouct"...

Mustang Lt. Schmida dopadl na pole nekolik set metru východne od obce Kyjovice. Pilot se údajne snažil ze stroje vyskocit, ale padák se mu již neotevrel a dopadl nedaleko svého stroje. Letec byl pohrben v Kyjovicích, po válce bylo telo prevezeno na vojenský hrbitov St. Avold ve Francii, kde je dodnes.

V roce 2002 byl panem Miloslavem Grygarem zbudován v obci Kyjovice pomnícek k uctení památky amerického letce.

According to his wingmen, Lt. Garlock started by Lt. Schmid for a unknown reason from the operational flight level of about seven kilometers drop sharply. Lt. So Garlock followed his leader in an effort not to disturb the stored radio calm. The flight became steeper and steeper until the maximum speed limit was exceeded. Lt. Garlock disengaged from the leader, but during the selection of the dive flight, the maximum multiples of the design of his machine were exceeded. Lt. Garlock was rescued by parachute after the destruction of the plane, Lt. Schmid died. So much for what Lt. Garlock. The second variant is also offered, supported by the testimonies of witnesses, namely that the planes collided in the air and Lt. Garlock tried to "hit" his mistake ...

Mustang Lt. Schmida landed on a field several hundred meters east of the village of Kyjovice. The pilot allegedly tried to jump out of the machine, but the parachute did not open and landed near his machine. The pilot was buried in Kyjovice, after the war the body was transported to the military cemetery of St. Avold in France, where he is to this day.

In 2002, Mr. Miloslav Grygar built a monument in the village of Kyjovice to honor the memory of the American pilot.

Web Address for Related Web Sites: [Web Link] Date of Crash: 10/17/1944 Aircraft Model: North American P-51 Mustang Military or Civilian: Military Cause of Crash: According to his wingmen, Lt. Garlock started by Lt. Schmid for a unknown reason from the operational flight level of about seven kilometers drop sharply. Tail Number: Not listed

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