42-8641 Great Dane II
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FRE 2292
A P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-L, serial number 42-8641) of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, with its landing gear deployed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'QP-L, 28641. 8AF P-47 S. 4 FG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886021
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Lashenden, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27, UK | 29 January 1944 | Dead sticked this A/C into Lashenden 29th Jan 1944. |
Crashed |
Ashford, Ashford, Kent, UK | 21 April 1944 | Mid air collision, CAT5 damage, 10 mile southeast Ashford, pilot Russell E Tilton KIFA. |
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Sources
Roger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com