ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50837
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 09:05 LT |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 361th FGp /376th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-75401 |
| MSN: | CR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottisham /AAF Sta.374 |
The aircraft was low on fuel and started burning.
The Thunderbolt was flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Gotha and Schweinfurt, Germany.
The pilot, 2nd Lt. D.B. Weaver, did not survive and is commemorated at the Margraten WOM.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3475&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1961
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 February 1944 | 42-75814 | 361th FGp /376th FSqn USAAF | 1 | 2 km north of Boxtel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 04:40 | Harmy | Updated |
| 22-Feb-2019 17:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:55 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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