ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219579
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| Date: | Thursday 14 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 62nd FSqn / 56th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-28684 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, south of Felixstowe, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 14 December 1944, no regular mission was scheduled for the 56th Fighter Group, so Major Smith led a practice low-level mission with four other P-47s of the 62nd Fighter Squadron over the sea. During a turn the P-47D 42-28684 LM-V flown by 2nd Lt Lowell C. Buschmiller dug its left wing tip into a wave south of Felixstowe, England and cartwheeled, exploded and sank. The pilot was killed.
Sources:
"Beware the Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II", by David R. McLaren. ISBN 0887406602
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/56thfg.php
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?p=435579
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2018 14:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 31-Dec-2018 07:53 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 19:19 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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