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| Date: | Sunday 16 May 1943 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FGp /82th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6318 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 km NW of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down in combat.
The aircraft was on a 'sweep' (systematic operation to flush out targets in a given area e.g. fighter sweep).
Target area: Walcheren, Zeeland
Call Sign: MX-K
Pilot: F/O. C.R. Brown USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2327&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-May-2018 14:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2019 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2021 20:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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