ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50563
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 353th FGp /351th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75114 |
| MSN: | YJ-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 27 km off Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Raydon, Suffolk |
The aircraft ran out of fuel; the pilot, 1st Lt. P.J. Trudeau, bailed out and was picked up by ASR.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for the USAAF operation against Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3608&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1148
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 07:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:48 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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