ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50094
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /84th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-25985 |
| MSN: | WZ-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waal river near Zaltbommel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
The pilot, 1/Lt. J.R. Fee, did not survive and is buried at Margraten cemetery, Limburg.
The Thunderbolt was flying a support mission for the Market Garden operation.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4132&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2019 14:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 14:47 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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