Incident Republic P-47D-2-RE Thunderbolt 42-7979,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51212
 
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Date:Friday 26 November 1943
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D-2-RE Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-7979
MSN: LM-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IJsselmeer near Huizen, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Halesworth, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Returned due to fuel shortage: the fuel tanks were punctured by Flak. The pilot bailed out and landed near Huizen, Noord-Holland. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the IJsselmeer.
'Annie M' was on an escort flight operation to Bremen, Germany.

Pilot: 1st Lt. B.L. Morrill O-661232 USAAF Survived POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3126&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9697

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 July 1943 41-6209 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF 1 2 km northwest of Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
24-Nov-2018 15:52 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Mar-2020 20:23 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 10:21 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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