ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348459
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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47 Thunderbolt MK.I |
| Owner/operator: | 146 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HD136 |
| MSN: | NA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meiktila airfield -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wangiing, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
9 Thunderbolts took off at 14h30 to attack Meiktila airfield. Aircraft was hit either by machine gun fire or Bofors fire from the airfield whilst it was flying at ground level. It was seen to crash at high speed and broke up on impact. The pilot miraculously survived and woke up in a cart being handed over to the Japanese. He was made a POW.
Pilot was J10649 Flight Lieutenant Herbert Alexander Ivens (RCAF)
Sources:
146 Sqn records from The National Archives UK
Personnel record of F/L Ivens
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j10649&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=10649&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=HD136
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2023 22:55 | tachel | Added |
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