Accident Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt 42-8406,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51271
 
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Date:Friday 5 November 1943
Time:14:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:355th FGp /357th FSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-8406
MSN: OS-T
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea near Westenschouwen, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Steeple Morden (UK)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
'Eager Eve' was hit by Major Rolf-Günther Hermichen of the Stab I./JG 11, flying from Husum airfield, Germany.
The aircraft was on an escort flight to Gelsenkirchen, Germany and was homeward-bound.

Pilot: 1st Lt. C. Collins O-671504 USAAF Margraten WOM

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3054&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
N. Hector in facebook group 'German Luftwaffe Losses and Claims 1936 - 1945'

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Nov-2018 12:30 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2018 19:02 TigerTimon Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2018 10:59 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
28-Mar-2020 20:18 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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