Incident Republic P-47D-21-RA Thunderbolt 43-25540,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49120
 
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Date:Thursday 22 February 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D-21-RA Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:48th FGp /493th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 43-25540
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Maastricht, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:A.92 (St Trond) Sint-Truiden (B)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation - Euskirchen, Germany
The aircraft was hit by Flak; 1/Lt. L. Greenfield bailed out near Maastricht.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5295&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11349

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
17-Feb-2020 09:38 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Feb-2020 09:38 TigerTimon Updated [Source]
29-Mar-2020 10:07 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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