The fire-extinguisher coated remains of a 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7866) that crashed on the 5th of September 1944 due to a sudden fault with the propeller controls. A broken wing of the aircraft severed in the crash and found in nearby foliage. Official caption on image: "GAD-48-6-F365 (Sept 5 '43) Crash Damage - P-47D - 42-7866." Handwritten caption on reverse: '5 Sept. 44, P-47D, 42-7866, 62FS, 56FG. Crash due faulty prop control.'