Verlan E Bathurst | American Air Museum

Verlan E Bathurst

Military

Verlan E Bathurst was born on November 17, 1921 in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
He was killed in action in Herborn-Burg (Hessen, Germany). He crashed with his P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt ("Couchay Kate") into a church on a cemetery (March 10, 1945). Verlan is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten.

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Units served with

P-47 Thunderbolts of the 36th Fighter Group prepare for a mission.

36th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Two P-47 Thunderbolts of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm.

Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.

Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

53rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron

Aircraft

44-32960

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Couchay Kate
Unit: 36th Fighter Group

Places

Le Culot

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Beauvechain Air Base

Revisions

Date18 Nov 2021 07:38:23

ContributorJulianm96

Sources

https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=100820

Book: Luftkrieg im Dillgebiet

Date18 Nov 2021 07:20:04

ContributorJulianm96

Sources

https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=100820

Book: Luftkrieg im Dillgebiet

Date17 Nov 2021 13:42:17

ContributorJulianm96

Sources

https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=100820
Book: Luftkrieg im Dillkreis

Date17 Nov 2021 10:13:16

ContributorJulianm96

Sources

I got the data from: https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=100820
and information from a book: Luftkrieg im Dillkreis

Date17 Nov 2021 09:58:30

ContributorJulianm96

Sources

I got the data from: https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=100820
and information from a book: Luftkrieg im Dillkreis