Mid-air collision Incident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 44-33258,
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Date:Friday 18 January 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-33258
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mi NW of Brunsbüttelkoog -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with a Spitfire Mark XVI of 443 Squadron, RCAF. Pilot Stewart R. Bross survived.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2011 12:21 Uli Elch Updated [Location]
06-Sep-2012 06:21 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Phase]
11-Nov-2012 18:07 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative]
11-Nov-2012 18:08 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
13-Jan-2013 21:05 angels one five Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2014 15:27 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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