ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51338
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1943 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /63th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6268 |
| MSN: | UN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | probably IJsselmeer, near Amsterdam, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, UK |
Shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109G.
The aircraft was on an escort flight, escorting USAAF bombers heading for Bremen, Germany.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. D.C. Fleming Jr. O-793600 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2938&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1065
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2018 20:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:08 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 04:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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