P-47 Thuderbolt Crash, St Blimont, France

[Andy Saunders]

Can anyone supply the date and details of a P-47 which crashed at St Blimont after its pilot baled out and was taken POW at Bourseville, France?

[KM1957]

I would be glad to try and help, but can you supply any other details? My data base isn't broken down into areas of crashes, so if you could give an idea of a month or year, it would help.

Kent

[Andy Saunders]

Kent

I regret that I have nothing else!

Whilst in the area recently I was shown the crash site and asked by the landowner if I could find him any details.

My personal curiosity was stirred, too, in case we might find a living veteran in the US who was the pilot - or maybe his family. I have something from the crash site they may like as a keepsake.

[brewerjerry]

Hi Andy,
Might be worth a browse of this website, It might have something
cheers
Jerry

http://p-47.database.pagesperso-orange.fr/index.html

[FrankieS]

Crashes in Departement Somme

41-6242 St-Sauflieu
42-22530 Oisemont
42-25836 Marlers
42-26446 Rouy-le-Petit
42-26631 Dernancourt
42-26791 Montagne-Fayel
42-26945 Le Mesge
42-75103 Prouville
42-75167 Hornoy-le-Bourg
42-75206 Wanel
42-75417 Bertangles
42-75688 Le Plessier
42-76168 Etinehem
42-76422 Omiécourt
42-7939 Toutencourt
42-7999 Albert
42-8383 Albert
43-25574 Le Meillard

[Andy Saunders]

Thank you, FrankieS.

None of those locations seem to fit, though. We have the pilot baling out near Bourseville and POW with the P47 going on to crash near St Blimont.

[Laurent Rizzotti]

If the identification of P-47 is only by witnesses, it might be any US fighter...

You can try the list of crashes at http://francecrashes39-45.net/ (select Somme departement) to see if your crashsite is close to one of these. The list is not complete.

[Andy Saunders]

Laurent

No, I was shown pieces at the crash site. 100% P-47.

Local information was consistent from several sources about the bale out of the pilot and where he descended.