41-6372
P-47C-5-RE 41-6372 was assigned to 56th Fighter Group/63rd Fighter Squadron at Halesworth, UK. The aircraft was flown by 1LT Arthur Sugas and was shot down by German aircraft on 17-Aug-43 while providing support for the withdrawl of B-17s that had bombed Schweinfurt, Germany. The aircraft crashed near Wolder, Holland and 1LT Sugas 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 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660213
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added NEW entry per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 265.