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41-6330 Sunshine

media-16402.jpeg UPL 16402 P-47C serial number 41-6330 UN-S "Sunshine" of Lieutenant Bernard R Smith seen having been force-landed at RAF Manston by Lieutenant Adam J Wisniewski on 24th December 1943 due to running out of gas.

Added media file to illustrate Lt. Bernard Smith's first assigned P-47.

Object Number - UPL 16402 - P-47C serial number 41-6330 UN-S "Sunshine" of Lieutenant Bernard R Smith seen having been force-landed at RAF Manston by Lieutenant Adam J...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

63rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Bernard R Smith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-793686
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron chat to one another after their latest mission, at Halesworth air base where the 56th Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum and Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe. Passed for publication 26 November 1943.

Halesworth

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Holton

Revisions

Date11 Jun 2015 21:39:12

ContributorPyker

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Added model, previously overlooked.

Date11 Jun 2015 21:25:17

ContributorPyker

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Associated media.

Date11 Jun 2015 21:13:45

ContributorPyker

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Added aircraft details preparatory to media.

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Object number: UPL 16402 - P-47C serial number 41-6330 UN-S "Sunshine" of...