42-28307 Toots

media-25522.jpeg UPL 25522 P-47D-26-RA #42-28307 "Toots" Code: #71
57th Fighter Group - 66th Fighter Squadron
Pilot - Joseph Angelone

Object Number - UPL 25522 - P-47D-26-RA #42-28307 "Toots" Code: #71 57th Fighter Group - 66th Fighter Squadron Pilot - Joseph Angelone

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 57th Fighter Group 66th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-707637
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Crashed

Grosseto Airport, Via Orcagna 125, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italy 7 October 1944 Destroyed in a takeoff accident caused by a tire blow out on takeoff. Pilot Joseph Angelone escaped uninjured despite the fireball from the exploded drop tank.

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