Incident Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt 42-8631,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51195
 
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Date:Monday 29 November 1943
Time:16:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:355th FGp /358th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-8631
MSN: YF-U
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:E side Merwedekanaal, Vreeland, Utrecht -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Steeple Morden (UK)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
'Flora Mae' was on an escort flight operation to Bremen, Germany.
The pilot performed an emergency landing.

Takeoff time: 08:30
Pilot: 1st Lt. C.K. Hecht Jr. O-795955 USAAF Survived POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3138&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9791

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
27-Nov-2018 10:54 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2018 10:55 TigerTimon Updated [Damage]
28-Mar-2020 20:24 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
17-Jun-2022 09:40 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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