Incident Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt 41-6238,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51557
 
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Date:Wednesday 28 July 1943
Time:12:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:4th FGp /336th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 41-6238
MSN: VF-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Eendragtspolder, near Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Debden/ AAF Sta.356, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by Hauptmann Rolf-Günther Hermichen of the 3./JG 26, flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Woensdrecht airfield.
The Thunderbolt flew an escort flight operation to Oschersleben, Germany. The pilot performed a crash landing.

Pilot: 2nd Lt. H.L. Ayres USAAF Survived slightly wounded

Sources:

https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2726&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
N. Hector in facebook group 'German Luftwaffe Losses and Claims 1936 - 1945'

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
25-Jul-2018 16:01 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2018 18:13 TigerTimon Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2018 18:18 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
28-Mar-2020 19:56 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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