42-75271

The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7527) of the 78th Fighter Group.

Object Number - FRE 3041 - The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-75271) of the 353rd Fighter Group

Salvaged due to battle damage on 21 May 1944

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21 May 1944

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Date3 Feb 2020 15:20:45
ContributorEmily
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations
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Research undertaken by users Pyker and phil marchese to ascertain the full serial number of the aircraft depicted in FRE 3041. Peter Randall (Pyker) referred to the aircraft cumulative loss lists. A complete transcript of their discussion and conclusion that 42-75271 is likely the correct S/N can be found on Facebook

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The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7527) of the 78th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 3041 - The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial...