ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51181
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 1943 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-2-RA Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 352th FGp /486th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-22516 |
| MSN: | PZ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rovertse Leij river south of Goirle/Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bodney (UK) |
Hit by Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Hans "Specker" Grünberg of the 5./JG 3, flying a Bf 109 G-5 from Volkel airfield.
The Thunderbolt was on an escort flight operation to Solingen, Germany.
Pilot: 1st Lt. R.E. Babbitt O-793884 USAAF Belgium A-34-36 - Buried Ardennes American Cem
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3159&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2792
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2018 15:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:29 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:30 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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