ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50698
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1944 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-26646 |
| MSN: | HV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 1 km N of Marken, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150, Essax |
While engaged in a Rodeo (fighter sweep) operation, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, 2/Lt. W.J. Osborne, is missing in action and is commemorated at the Margraten Walls of the Missing.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4575&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 March 1944 | 42-75446 | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Van Oldenborghweg road, Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 18 September 1944 | 44-19719 | 56th FGp /61th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Schijndel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 18:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 10:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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