![2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 1 of 2. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/582ffacb8169b.jpg)
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| Caption | 2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 1 of 2. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 564 x 454 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 2 Jul 1944 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France |
| Lat/Long | 49.3320, -0.3927 |
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18 Nov 2016 11:10:49 PM
This section of beach is at the edge of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer which was technically part of Juno Beach but is actually at one end of Sword Beach. The aircraft (s/n 42-76297) had been part of the USAAF 386th Fighter Squadron based at Beaulieu, Hampshire, England and flown by 2Lt John Weese on a flight to support operations around Cherbourg. While separated from the other planes in his flight, Lt Weese’s plane was disabled by Luftwaffe Lt Adolf Glunz of JG 26/6 flying a Fw-190A-7 fighter. Lt Weese radioed that he had no oil pressure, his propeller had stopped, and he was going to attempt a belly landing on one of the landing beaches. He ended up crashing in the water just off Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and was killed in the crash (MACR 5696). The same day, the No2 RAF Beach Squadron recovered Lt Weese’s body from the aircraft and then dragged the aircraft onto the beach the following day.