41-6530 Windy
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FRE 6907
A P-47 Thunderbolt (VM-A, serial number 41-6530) of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '496 FTG [sic], Atcham.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- 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 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 19011751 / O-661274
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4, UK | 30 September 1943 | Take Off Accident [Cat 3], Atcham Sta 342 whilst with 2908th FTS, 2906th OTG, 8th AF. 30/09/43. |
Other Written Off |
16 April 1946 | Written Off - Damaged Beyond Repair, This aircraft was condemned due to enemy action 16/04/46. | |
Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | Capt. Jack D Brown 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, named 'Windy' coded UN-J. | |
Assigned |
Assigned to 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group, coded VM-A. |
Revisions
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Sources
Roger Freeman Photo / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / http://en.wikipedia.org