ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52231
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | 13:48 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75446 |
| MSN: | HV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Van Oldenborghweg road, Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by machine gun fire during low level flight near Egmond aan den Hoef and crashed; the pilot, 1st Lt. M.C. Wood, had safely bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.
The aircraft was flying bomber support for the USAAF operation against Berlin, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3538&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9303
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 1944 | 44-19719 | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Schijndel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 24 October 1944 | 42-26646 | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF | 1 | IJsselmeer 1 km N of Marken, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Mar-2019 20:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:26 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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