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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
P-47D-1-RE was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group/62nd Fighter Squadron at Halesworth, UK. It was asssigned to 1LT Voorhis H. Day and was shot down by Germany fighters on 17-Aug-43 while being flown by 1LT Day on a missionto provide fighter escrot to bombers on their withdrawl from bombing at Schweifurt, Germany. The aircraft crasehd at Warsage, Belgium and 1LT Day was Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659273
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Warsage, 4608 Dalhem, Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Shot down by German fighters. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop& John A. Hey, MBE and MACR 264.
MACR 264 / MACR 3454 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database