ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204875
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47N Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 463rd FSqn /507th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-88215 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in the sea 2 miles SW of Tokuno-shima Island, Kagoshima-ken -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ie Shima |
The P-47N-1-RE 44-88215 of 463rd FS, 507th FG, crashed in the sea 2 miles SW of Tokuno-shima Island, Kagoshima-ken, after engine failure. The plane was on its way to attack Itazuke Airfield in Fukuoka-ken from Ie-shima. The pilot, 1st Lt John R. Ranger, was killed (MACR 14761).
Sources:
1.http://www.powresearch.jp/en/pdf_e/pilot/seibu.pdf
2.http://www.accident-report.com/MACR/1945/m194507.html
3.http://p-47.database.pagesperso-orange.fr/Database/44-xxxxx.htm
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokunoshima
5.http://www.maplandia.com/japan/airports/tokunoshima-airport/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2018 13:30 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 13-Mar-2020 10:23 | DB | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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