ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50090
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /361th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-26534 |
| MSN: | QI-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klein Amerika, Groesbeek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
While engaged in strafing ground targets, the aircraft was hit by Flak near Groesbeek; the pilot, Capt. R.C. McDowell, performed a belly-landing at DZ/LZ-N (drop zone/landing zone) and evaded capture.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4136&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/21850
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=56996 for location
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2019 14:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 14:51 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2020 15:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 15:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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