42-74675
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UPL 44897
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 48th Fighter Group including (6M-K, serial number c), (F4-W_, serial number 42-26419), (6M-G, serial number 42-74675), (6M-T, serial number 42-75371), (serial number, 42-76470), (serial number 42-75428), lined up on grass, 1944.
Irving Brayer collection
Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)
Assigned to 464FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Alecon, France with Lt Fred Larner; dive bombed road transport, bomb blast caused A/C to crash, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7926
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 48th Fighter Group 494th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32110862 / O-795983
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Alecon, France | 29 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Alecon, France with Lt Fred Larner; dive bombed road transport, bomb blast caused A/C to crash, baled out POW MACR 7926 |
Assigned |
Ibsley, UK | Assigned to 464FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF. |