ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50746
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /63th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-19786 |
| MSN: | UN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of the Noordeneindsche steeg at Kerk Avezaath, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150, Essex |
On an operation to Amersfoort (province of Utrecht), the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The pilot, 1/Lt. E.M. Albright, did not survive and was buried at Zoelen (Gelderland). Later, the remains were repatriated to Virginia (USA).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4081&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2012 12:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2019 10:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 14:46 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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