ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50973
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 4th FGp /335th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8506 |
| MSN: | WD-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sint Isidorushoeve, Haaksbergen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden /AAF Sta.356, Essex |
Takeoff at 10:10hrs LT for fighter escort for USAAF bombers heading for Braunschweig, Germany.
'Mark II' was shot down by an Fw 190.
In the afternoon, the USAAF raided aviation industry and industrial areas at Braunschweig, whilst industrial areas at Hannover were struck as a Target of Opportunity.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. E.R. Mead 20244903 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3348&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9749
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2009 11:17 | dekempe | Updated |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:04 | Harmy | Updated |
| 17-Jun-2009 09:14 | w.bleumink | Updated |
| 22-Jan-2019 20:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:42 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 00:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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