ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52235
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /361th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8440 |
| MSN: | Q1- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Presumably lost due to bad weather conditions.
The body of the pilot, 1st Lt. B.A. Tuckey, washed ashore near Westkapelle, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
He was initially buried at Vlissingen and is now buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Frankfurt, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3532A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9727
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1124
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2019 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2019 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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