ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248258
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56FG/63FS USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6537 |
| MSN: | UN:Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hazebroek (Hazebrouck), département du Nord, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, Suffolk |
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with Focke-Wulfs of II./JG 26 based at Beauvais-Tillé airfield. Luftwaffe claimants were:
Uffz. Karl Ehret 6./JG 26 P-47 Merville: 7.000 m. 20.18 - claim confirmed by OKL/RLM
Hptm. Johannes Naumann: 23 ► Stab II./JG 26 P-47 Raum Merville: 6.500 m. 20.21 - VNE: ASM
Ltn. Dieter Kehl: 2 ► Stab II./JG 26 P-47 10 km. E.N.E. Etaples: 7.000 m. 20.25 - VNE: ASM
Fw. Wilhelm Mayer: no (n.L., 4) ► 6./JG 26 P-47 Lille-Merville 20.30
The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Van Abel, evacuated the burning aircraft at 22,000 feet. He was taken prisoner of war.
The 56FG/63FS P-47 Thunderbolts had taken off for an escort flight in support of VIII Bomber Command bombers raiding an airfield in the Brussels area.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4520
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1070
Bing Maps
Images:
Flight Leader was Colonel Zemke, who lost two of his flight members that evening.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2021 09:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Feb-2021 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative, Photo] |
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