FRE 12114
IMAGETwo 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts, serial numbers 41-6319 a P-47C of the 61st Fighter Squadron and 42-7943, a P-47D of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, collided in mid-air on the 5 February 1944. They were piloted by Lieutenants Roger A Phillips and Richard J Albert, both of whom were killed in the accident. The P-47 Thunderbolt in this picture has lost its tail section and the lower half of the nose. Official caption on image: "33SG-4G19-5-P47-Air Collision." Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG. 5 Feb '44. 61st and 63rd. P-47 42-6319 and 42-7943. Lt Phillips & Albert.' NOTE incorrect serial number of 41-6319.
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Updated incorrect serial number of original posting and added data obtained from accident reports.
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)