ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222421
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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-1-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7942 |
| MSN: | LM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 miles north of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, Suffolk |
The aircraft was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Duisburg, Germany.
The pilot, 1st Lt. I.E. Valenta, is still missing to this day and is commemorated on the Margraten Walls of the Missing.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3493A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1116
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1943 | 42-7887 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 0 | North Sea NW of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 2 March 1944 | 42-8676 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Heijenrath, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:20 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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