ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50562
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 359th FGp /370th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75263 |
| MSN: | CS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houtrakpolder west of the Machineweg road, Halfweg, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
The aircraft was shot down by Fw 190 fighters. The pilot, 2nd Lt. E.W. Thomas, did not survive the crash and is buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3609&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9272
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:49 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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