ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220728
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | 15:37 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /359th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8694 |
| MSN: | OC-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality Penin, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
'Little Texan' was hit by Hauptmann Klaus Mietusch of the Stab III./JG 26 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Dinant airfield, Belgium).
The aircraft was on a target support mission to Arras, France.
Pilot: Lt Robert B Conroy - abandoned A/C, POW
Sources:
Research by Nick Hector, FB group 'World War II Aces & Their Weapons...'
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2881
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9815
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2019 12:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:39 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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