According to one Japanese source, the Republic P-47D -28RE S/N 44-229068 was shot down on the outskirts of Fengyuan, Taiwan on February 27, 1945. The aircraft belonged to the 40th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, and the pilot was identified as Lieutenant Ralph R. Hartley, who went missing that day.
While taking part on an air raid on Taiwan, the Thunderbolt was shot down in an aerial battle with a Nakajima Ki-84 "Hayate" (Frank) belonging to the Army's Combined Air Squadron.
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