ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50974
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 361th FGp /374th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75567 |
| MSN: | B7- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Borkeld, Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottisham /AAF Sta.374 |
Shot down by Bf 109's.
The pilot was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers heading for Braunschweig, Germany.
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: 1st Lt. E.F. Amason O-676715 USAAF USA Initially buried at Rijssen
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3349&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9341
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:04 | Harmy | Updated |
| 16-Sep-2010 13:31 | J. Nijkamp | Updated [Time] |
| 23-Jan-2019 08:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:41 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 00:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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