ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51525
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6209 |
| MSN: | LM-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km northwest of Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, UK |
The P-47 made a steep dive during air battle, pilot bailed out but the chute failed to open.
The aircraft was on an escort flight operation, with B-17's heading for Kassel.
Pilot: 1st Lt. R.E. Stover O-661392 USAAF Belgium B-43-21 Initially buried at Den Bommel, reinterred Ardennes American Cem
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2749&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1943 | 42-7979 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 0 | IJsselmeer near Huizen, Noord-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2018 22:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:58 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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