42-29313

media-33323.jpeg UPL 33323 "Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the 354th fighter-bomber group dispersed in a revetment bordering the runway at a front line Ninth Air force field. FRANCE."

- P-47D's 42-29313 and 44-20397, 353rd Ftr Sq, 354th FG.

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Object Number - UPL 33323 - "Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the 354th fighter-bomber group dispersed in a revetment bordering the runway at a front line Ninth Air force field....

Assigned to 353FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF.

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Units served with

Lieutenant Cary Salter, a pilot of the 354th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (FT-?, serial number 44-63747) nicknamed "Charlotte's Chariot II". Image via Cary Salter. Salter has handwritten on the reverse: '353 Ftr Sqdn, 354 Ftr Group, June 1945, Herzogenaurach, Germany. FT-?'

353rd Fighter Squadron

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

354th Fighter Group

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

Places

Lashenden

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Headcorn

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	07260 Rosières, France	15 January 1945	Take Off Accident Rosieres/A-98 Cat 4 damage Lt James P Keane, 15-Jan-45. P-47D 42-29313 - 353FS 354FG 9AF
Assigned	Headcorn Aerodrome, Shenley Farm Cottages, Headcom, Ashford TN27 9HX, UK		Assigned to 353FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF.

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Date13 May 2018 12:56:52

ContributorAl_Skiff

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