FRE 6120
IMAGEFour aircraft that have been re-assigned to the 3rd Gunnery and Tow-Target Flight at East Wretham, U.K. They are two P-47C Thunderbolts. The one in the foreground was Major Don Bryan's LJ-B, serial number, 42-8381, designated "war weary", named, Little One, and the second one, LJ-D, serial number, 42-7896, also, "war weary", and an RAF Vultee A-35, and an AT-6 Texan. - Associated caption that may be in error : "P-47 Thunderbolts, Little One, LJ-B, 28381, dark green with white cowl band, tow target ship that T.P. Smith flew up to 39,500 ft."
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Units
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727398
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Clarified the information in the caption on advice from Peter Randall of Little Friends: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/.
Have checked original slide and caption information and the caption does begin 'P-47 "Little One" LJ-P 28381'.
Have amended to 'P-47 "Little One" LJ-P [sic] 28381' to denote this is as written in the original.
In reality the aircraft with tail number '28381' is marked up as 'LJ-B' (this has been corrected in the new caption).