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Lost on 14 July 1943 over the English Channel. Pilot Lt. DeGenaro was wounded, bailed out and rescued.

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Units served with

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

82nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

August Victor DeGenaro

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 82nd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-792814
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed		14 July 1943

Revisions

Date15 Mar 2019 14:58:57

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/;
Research by Ted Damick and Peter Randall.