ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50522
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /359th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8417 |
| MSN: | OC- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ydermade, De Punt, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by Flak en route to the target; the pilot, 1st Lt. W.H. Wood, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Berlin.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3653&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9721
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1174
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1943 | 42-8601 | 356th FGp /359th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Nieuwlande, Drenthe | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-May-2019 10:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:50 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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