ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49965
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /83th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-28635 |
| MSN: | HL-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nederrijn river bank at Heteren, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft, flown by 2/Lt. D.D. Hartley, was hit by light Flak in the area just west of Heteren while he flying as wing-man to Col.Gray during Operation Market Garden. At the time of his crash there was 7/10 Cumulous with excellent visibility under 3,000 ft. His intended destination was Nijmegen, Arnhem.
The Thunderbolts of the 78th Fighter Group were flying a “Flak Busting” mission to Arnhem.
The USAAF pilot did not survive and is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA; grave N-2011.
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3268
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/47390
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4310&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Sep-2019 13:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 15:01 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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