ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170335
Last updated: 24 January 2020
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| Date: | 24-APR-1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47 D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | USAF (United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | 44-20080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Guarda (FE) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cesenatico A/F |
Shot down during low altitude strafing against enemy vehicles. The aircraft crashed in a swamp area near the Po river and its pilot, Captain Arthur E. Halfpapp, was declared missing in action.
On 4th October 2014, an Italian research group managed to find the aircraft wrecks and pilot's remains some meters underground, so eventually he will rest in a cemetery.
Sources:
https://www.archeologidellaria.org/
http://lanuovaferrara.gelocal.it/ferrara/cronaca/2014/10/05/news/avra-una-tomba-il-pilota-morto-per-la-liberta-1.10062746
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2014 14:01 | jollyroger | Added |
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