ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248262
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C-1-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 4FG/334FS USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6212 |
| MSN: | QP:I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dancourt, Seine-Maritime département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with 22 Focke-Wulf fighter aircraft.
1st Lieutenant Leaf did not survive. He has no known grave.
The P-47 Thunderbolt had taken off at 16:40 LT for an escort flight:
A combined force of 182 P-47s from: 4FG; 56FG; 78FG; and 353FG are despatched to escort the B-17 bomber formations that are sent to attack German airfields in NW France. Because the weather hampers boming efforts and most of the formations abort, the fighters conduct fighter sweeps instead.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6760
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19507
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2021 10:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Feb-2021 10:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Jun-2021 19:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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