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The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'
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The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Stowmarket, 13 March 1945. Its pilot, Luther P Hines had been killed in the mid air collision. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'

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The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'

Luther P Hines

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-716135
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'

44-21115

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Up Stairs with Mauldin
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

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Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption, person associations and place associations
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-21115&Submit4=Go

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection