42-84081
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FRE 8777
An A-36 Mustang (serial number 42-84081) of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, 12th Air Force in flight over Mount Vesuvius. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-84081 A-38A over Vesuvius.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
On strength 525th FS 86th FG 12th AF at time of crash landing.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Pomigliano NA, Italy | 22 April 1944 | Crashed belly landing, damaged CAT4, Pomigiliano AF, Naples, Italy, pilot Lemuel W Purdum III. |