French Air Force fly P-47 Thunderb in WWII?

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello,
du anybody know that the French Air Forces fly P-47 Thunderbolt during the WWII, if yes which unit and are Losses Listings available, also had the plane French mark of the fusselage?
I search a P-47 where was crash on 16 March 1945, it is possible it was an French Pilot.
Thanks for your help.
regards Klaus

[Bertrand H]

Hi Klaus,

In this French website :

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

you could find list of production of P-47 and if you browse each “serial 42-7”, “serial43-8” may be the loss of 16 march 1945 will be quoted.

Bertrand

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello Bertrand,
Thank you for the information.
regards Klaus

[Moonraker]

Hello ,

The following P-47 were lost on march 16 1945 according to the ArmyAirforce forum :


42-25723 3/16/1945 13074 404 P-47 42-26409 3/16/1945 13046 50 P-47 42-27335 3/16/1945 13076 362 P-47 42-28947 3/16/1945 13101 36 P-47 44-32977 3/16/1945 13099 36 P-47 44-32975 3/16/1945 13109 371 P-47 44-20619 3/16/1945 13075 362 P-47 44-20596 3/16/1945 13078 86 P-47

[Moonraker]

Klaus ,

Were did the P-47 crashed ?

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello,
the p-47 crash by the City Eberbach (30km south/east of Heidelberg)
Thanks for your help.
regards
Klaus