ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50171
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 56th FGp /63th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8575 |
| MSN: | UN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Etten-Leur ('De Baai'), Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boxted /AAF Sta.150, Essex |
The aircraft (or the pilot) failed to pull out of a dive and was destroyed.
The pilot, 2nd Lt. E.A. Henderson, did not survive and is buried at the Ardennes War Cemetery in Belgium.
The Thunderbolt was on a strafing mission to the Netherlands.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3996&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9771
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1943 | 41-6372 | 56th FGp /63th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Wolder, Maastricht, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 19 August 1943 | 41-6216 | 56th FGp /63th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Haringvliet off Hellevoetsluis, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Aug-2019 17:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 14:40 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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