ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50821
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8676 |
| MSN: | LM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heijenrath, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, UK |
The aircraft suffered engine trouble. The pilot, 2nd Lt. E.N. Rougeau, bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Frankfurt, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3487&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1240
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1943 | 42-7887 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 0 | North Sea NW of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 4 March 1944 | 42-7942 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 20 miles north of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 05:56 | Harmy | Updated |
| 15-Jan-2012 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 27-Feb-2019 11:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:59 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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