ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217732
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 4th FGp /335th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6248 |
| MSN: | WD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden/ AAF Sta.356, Essex |
Hit by Hauptmann Rolf-Günther Hermichen of the 3./JG 26, flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Woensdrecht airfield.
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation to Kassel, Germany.
Pilot:
Lt Frederick D Merritt - KIA
Sources:
N. Hector in facebook group 'German Luftwaffe Losses and Claims 1936 - 1945'
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20718
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 October 1943 | 42-7911 | 4th FGp /335th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Cereskade, Stadskanaal, Groningen prv | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 18:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Nov-2018 18:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:03 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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