42-26413 Happy Warrior / Oregon's Britannia
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FRE 2698
A P-47 Thunderbolt (UN-Z, serial number 42-26413) of the 56th Fighter Group, flown by Colonel Hubert Zemke, strafes a marshalling yard near Paris, 16 July 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-26413, UN-Z. 16/7/44. Taken with oblique camera fixed in cockpit of Zemke a/c. A photo taken from a K-25 camera that hung on the armour plate of the Group Leader's P-47. Shows the strafing of a small marshalling yard S.E. of Paris on 16 July 1944. Two locomotives plus a number of R.R. cars set on fire by strafing with 50. cal machine-guns. H.Z.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Assigned to Major Hubert Zemke, re-assigned to 1st Lt Harold E Comstock. Fatally crashed by Lt Samuel K Batson after engine failure.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19178269 / O-714845
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19003371 / O-661288
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (479th Fighter Group) Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-022353
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 26 September 1944 | Landing Accident Sta 150 Boxted Cat 3 damage 1Lt Harold E Comstock, 26-Sep-44. P-47D 42-26413 - 63FS 56FG 8AF |
Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 30 December 1944 | Fatal crash due to Engine Failure SE of Sta 150 Boxted Cat 4 damage Lt Samuel K Batson, 30-Dec-44. P-47D 42-26413 - 63FS 56FG 8AF |
Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
Republic Airport (FRG), 7150 Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
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56th Fighter Group By Roger Freeman
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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- "The Mighty Eighth" by Roger A. Freeman
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