42-74705 Lady Lorelei
P-47 Thunderbolt
Collided with another during mock combat over Fritton Lake, Somerleyton, Suffolk. Both pilots were killed.
P-47 Thunderbolt
Collided with another during mock combat over Fritton Lake, Somerleyton, Suffolk.
P-47 Thunderbolt
Collided with another during mock combat over Fritton Lake, Somerleyton, Suffolk. Both pilots were killed.
Group
Flying P-47 Thunderbolts throughout their time stationed in England, the Group, known as "the Wolfpack", had more ace pilots than any other Eighth Air Force Fighter Group. The 56th Fighter Group also destroyed more enemy aircraft in air combat than any...
Squadron
Military | Flight Officer | Fighter Pilot | 56th Fighter Group
Louis Davis died when his P-47, 42-76175, 'Big Dick II', collided with another during mock combat over Fritton Lake, Somerleyton, Suffolk.
Event | Location | Date |
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Crashed | Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk UK | 8 April 1945 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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08 May 2015 17:39:28 | usxpat | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations |
Sources | ||
Final Flights, Ian McLachlan, ©1989, p 120 |