ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51260
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:15 claim |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-8668 |
| MSN: | PI- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | corner Harnsesteeg - Krommesteeg, Bennekom, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
'Stewpot' crashed due to aerial combat with 3 Luftwaffe fighters.
Oberfähnrich Manfred Spörk claimed a P-47 shot down at 14:15 hrs in Grid Square 05 Ost S / JM-1. His claim was confirmed by Luftwaffe authorities.
The Thunderbolt was on an escort flight for USAAF bombers raiding Münster and Wesel, Germany.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. D.A. Martin O-795998 USAAF buried USA
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T3077
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1523
https://www.75jaarvrijheid.nl/2359759-bennekomse-scholieren-planten-viooltjes-voor-amerikaanse-jachtvlieger
JFV Teil 10/II (Prien)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 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 |
| 6 June 1944 | 42-25997 | 356th FGp /360th FSqn USAAF | 0 | 1 km N of Nieuw-Milligen, Gelderland | |
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 |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 07:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2018 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 15:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Feb-2019 12:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 13:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2020 20:20 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2023 10:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 11-Nov-2023 08:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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