ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50419
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-25997 |
| MSN: | PI- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km N of Nieuw-Milligen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
The aircraft got lost in a cloud formation and crashed. The pilot, F/O. E.F. Sova, was wounded.
The Thunderbolt was on a dive bombing operation.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3761&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1943 | 42-8668 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 1 | corner Harnsesteeg - Krommesteeg, Bennekom, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 29 November 1943 | 42-8502 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 0 | North Sea near Den Haag, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 31 May 1944 | 43-25590 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Zinkweg, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 14 June 1944 | 42-75273 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 0 | Diest, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1944 | 42-76353 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 1 | Nieuweweg road, Aam, Elst, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-May-2019 07:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:54 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 06:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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