ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50760
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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 1944 |
| Time: | 17:03 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-1-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /83th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7906 |
| MSN: | HL-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Timmermannsweg 98 - Peelkanaal canal, Ysselsteyn, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 14:42 LT for a Rhubarb operation - low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy condition against enemy targets in the Occupied Countries.
Following an attack on a locomotive, the aircraft was on fire. The pilot, 2nd Lt. A.B. Werder, bailed out but did not survive. He is buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3564&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9673
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Mar-2019 13:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:27 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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