Date: 1944 Jan 07/07			A/C Type: P-47D  Thunderbolt		SN: 42-8552		Code: CH-		A/C Nickname:
File: 441		Airforce: USAAF		Sqn/Unit: 358 FG - 365 FS			Mission/Raid: Escort to Ludwigshaven
1	Pilot	2Lt. Mark A. Osborn  KIA, buried Amsterdam					9	RWG
2	Co-pilot						10	TG
3	Nav.						11
4	B						12
5	E						13
6	RO						14
7	BTG						15
8	LWG						16
On route back to England his aircraft went missing over the North Sea. Probably shortage of fuel or engine problems. Germans reported this P-47 down 4 mile off IJmuiden port. 12:30h, pilot KIA.

Body of Lt. Osborn washed ashore on the 13th of January 1944. Buried in Amsterdam on the 17th as 'English military'.


















































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