ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162427
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-29307 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cerretoli -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grosseto |
The Thunderbolt sustained major damages due to the explosion of one bomb dropped by another P-47D over a railway tunnel, near San Romano Garfagnana. Pilot Lt. Alfred R. Lyth abandoned the aircraft that crashed close to a house in Cerretoli (Castelnuovo di Garfagnana territory). Lyth was captured by italian fascist troops and was killed with a gun shot two days later. The fascists reported the fact as a consequence to an escape attempt by Lyth, but two officers were later trialed for this as a war crime and one of them (Capt. Simonitti) was executed in 1947.
Sources:
http://raf-112-squadron.org/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2013 18:27 | jollyroger88 | Added |
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