ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50802
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /361th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75255 |
| MSN: | QI- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rammelbeekweg, Denekamp, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by Luftwaffe fighters over Lingen, Niedersachsen, Germany, and crashed.
The pilot, 1st Lt. M.F. Erickson, survived and was taken prisoner of war.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Berlin, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3507&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9269
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1965
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 December 1943 | 42-8677 | 356th FGp /361th FSqn USAAF | 1 | north of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:21 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 13:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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