41-6406
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UPL 18023
Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolts 41-6403 and 41-6406 on the line at BAD2.
41-6403 QP-03334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF Lost 3 Apr 43 - Maj. Oscar H Coen Bailed safely
41-6406 QP-H 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF, Lost 21 May 43 - Shot down by Bf109 pilot Lt G H Whitlow KIA.
41-6403 QP-03334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF Lost 3 Apr 43 - Maj. Oscar H Coen Bailed safely
41-6406 QP-H 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF, Lost 21 May 43 - Shot down by Bf109 pilot Lt G H Whitlow KIA.
Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6406 QP-H 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF, assigned pilot Lt G H Whitlow.
Last seen following enemy aircraft inland after a fighter sweep to Ghent-Ostend Area, Belgium. Shot down by a Bf109 fighter of JG 26/III. Crashed near Ghent. Pilot 1st Lt Gordon H Whitlow Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885108
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 21 May 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Ghent, Belgium | 21 May 1943 | Last seen following enemy aircraft inland after a fighter sweep to Ghent-Ostend Area, Belgium. Shot down by a Bf109 fighter of JG 26/III. Crashed near Ghent. Pilot 1st Lt Gordon H Whitlow Killed in Action (KIA). 21-5-43. No MACR. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
22 May 1943 | Struck Off Charge. | |
Manufactured |
Long Island, New York, USA | Built by Republic. | |
Delivered |
United States | To USAAF. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
Other Assembled / test flown |
Warton, Preston, Lancashire PR4, UK | Assembled / test flown at BAD 2. | |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF. |