ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170335
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47 D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 44-20080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guarda (FE) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cesenatico airfield |
Shot down during low altitude strafing against enemy vehicles. The aircraft crashed in a swamp area near the Po river and its pilot, Captain Arthur E. Halfpapp, was declared missing in action.
On 4th October 2014, an Italian research group managed to find the aircraft wrecks and pilot's remains some meters underground, so eventually he will rest in a cemetery.
Sources:
https://www.archeologidellaria.org/
http://lanuovaferrara.gelocal.it/ferrara/cronaca/2014/10/05/news/avra-una-tomba-il-pilota-morto-per-la-liberta-1.10062746
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2014 14:01 | jollyroger | Added |
| 19-Mar-2020 09:28 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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