At the date of 11-01-1944, time: 1300, the aircraft type P-47 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Wubbenweg, Staphorst. The unit of crew and plane is: 359FG/368FS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: E.J. Hyland. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

P-47D-5-RE - CV-E - #42-8542 - 2nd Lt. E. J. Hyland - Staphorst - ~13:00
359th FG - 368th FS - 8th AF - Monday 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1857

While on a bomber escort mission out of AAF Sta F-133, East Wreatham, UK on Tuesday 11 Jan 1944 for a withdrawal support mission.
Intended destination: Diepholz, Germany. Weather at time of the crash: 10/10 overcast with top at 13000 feet. Hazy patchy clouds 13000 up

They were engaged with a group of Luftwaffe Me109's near the Dutch-Germany border.
He was last seen near Lingen-Germany by three of his comrades - see statement -
O-24907 - Capt. Wayne N. Bolefahr - ( KIA - 10 Jun 1944 - buried Cemetery Neupre - A,34,25 )
O-674331 - 1st Lt. James R. Pino - ( POW - 11 Apr 1944) and O-677062 - 2nd Lt. Thomas S. Lane
at about 15000 feet with a ME 109 on his tail and heading West.

Lt. Hyland plane was shot down while attempting to escape and crashed near Staphorst

13046284 - O674371 - 2nd Lt. - Fighter Pilot - Edward J. Hyland - KIA - Grave No. 1-1 - Staphorst
X-14 - disinterred 14 Dec 1945 - as X-2127 towards Margraten
Copper plate on casket of X-2127 "Edward J. Hyland O674371" - info IDPF Hyland ( 97 pages )
reinterred 22 Dec 1945 at: Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL - [ BBB-5-121 ] -
Plot: J Row: 3 Grave 14
born 14 Nov 1920, Philadelphia, PA - died 11 Jan 1944, Staphorst, The Netherlands - Age 23 - Religion: Catholic
Son of John E. and Elizabeth G. (née Fleming) Hyland of 2603 N 23rd St near W Huntingdon St, Philadelphia 32, PA
area of 23rd Street near Huntingdon - a.k.a. the 'Swampoodle' section of Philadelphia in those days

E. J. Hyland

Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)