ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230059
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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
| Time: | 09:21 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-26-RA Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 362th FGp /377th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-28349 |
| MSN: | E4- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east bank of the river Saar near Dillingen/Saar, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.82 Verdun/Étain (F) |
The aircraft had taken off for an armed recce operation to Saarlouis (Saarlautern).
On return, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, 2/Lt. J.G. Newman, is missing in action and is commemorated at the Margraten Walls of the Missing in Limburg, the Netherlands.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4696&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3214
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 1944 | 42-75635 | 362th FGp /377th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Weitemanslanden, Vriezenveen, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2019 17:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Mar-2020 10:32 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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