ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51996
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Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
Time: | 13:23 |
Type: | Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt |
Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /62th FSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 41-6394 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | north of Breskens, Zeeland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Lonesome Polecat' was shot down by enemy aircraft near Prove, Zeeland.
Call Sign: LM-M
Pilot: Capt. J.E. McClure USAAF Survived pow
Mission description:
A combined force of 112 P-47s are despatched from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG to carry out high altitude sweeps of the Pas-de-Calaise/Hague area in support of RAF Rodeo 211. This is the first time that fighters from 56FG have encountered enemy fighters. 56FG has two aircraft MIA.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2219&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20530 http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1853 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
28-Apr-2018 09:08 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Apr-2018 09:13 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
20-Dec-2019 09:26 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
14-Feb-2020 14:03 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Operator] |
28-Jan-2021 10:03 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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