ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51548
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| Date: | Thursday 29 July 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-1-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-7887 |
| MSN: | LM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halesworth, UK |
Attacked by Bf 109G's. The pilot ditched the aircraft.
Pilot: 1st Lt. R.J. Steele 0-661389 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2737&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1944 | 42-8676 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Heijenrath, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 4 March 1944 | 42-7942 | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF | 1 | North Sea 20 miles north of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2018 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:57 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 05:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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