44-20272

media-33317.jpeg UPL 33317 "Poised for another strike at German targets, ranging from rail lines and bridges to troop concentration and positions, P-47 Thunderbolts fighter-bombers of a crack 9th Air force unit crowd a runway awaiting the take-off signal. In a year of operations, pilots of the group, the 354th have shot down more than 680 enemy aircraft and have destroyed hundreds of tanks, trucks, locos, freight cars and factory buildings while spearheading the advances of the Third Army."

- P-47D 44-20272 (coded FT-Z).

Object Number - UPL 33317 - "Poised for another strike at German targets, ranging from rail lines and bridges to troop concentration and positions, P-47 Thunderbolts...

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 28 March 1945

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MACR 13623 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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