ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162970
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-2-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /82th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7998 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | lake at Aumühle, Wildeshausen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
'Kitty' was last seen diving rapidly with a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 on its tail. The pilot, Second Lieutenant Grant Marion Turley, did not survive the crash.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Berlin.
Sources:
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=25783379
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9703
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/518
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2014 13:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jan-2014 13:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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