42-25728
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UPL 44893
Ground crewmen work on P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-V, serial number 42-25728) of the 56th Fighter Group, 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)
Crashed near Charleroi on 18 September 1944.
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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 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814795
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Charleroi | 18 September 1944 |