ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50084
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-21-RA Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /359th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-25530 |
| MSN: | OC-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hien, Dodewaard, Gelderland; near farm 't Ruit -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
While engaged in strafing ground targets, 'We Four II' was hit by Flak; the pilot, 1/Lt. J.H. Perry, crash-landed the aircraft but did not survive. He is buried at Margraten cemetery, Limburg.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4135&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11347
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2019 14:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 14:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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