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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:18 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 4th FGp /336th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6238 |
| MSN: | VF- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eendragtspolder, near Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden/ AAF Sta.356, Essex |
Hit by Hauptmann Rolf-Günther Hermichen of the 3./JG 26, flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Woensdrecht airfield.
The Thunderbolt flew an escort flight operation to Oschersleben, Germany. The pilot performed a crash landing.
Pilot: 2nd Lt. H.L. Ayres USAAF Survived slightly wounded
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2726&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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jul-2018 16:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 18:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 18:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2020 19:56 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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