ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50434
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 353th FGp /350th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-76320 |
| MSN: | LH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Lycklamavaart channel, Ravenswoud, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Raydon, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by light Flak near Meppen (Niedersachsen, Germany). The pilot, 2nd Lt. J.C. McDonald, crash-landed the aircraft and was taken prisoner of war.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3740&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9519
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1195
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1944 | 42-76268 | 353th FGp /350th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Denekamperstraat, De Lutte, Overijssel | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-May-2019 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2019 19:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:53 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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