UPL 16402
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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.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Sunshine
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date: 11 Jun 2015 21:21:41
ContributorPyker
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources
Added media file to illustrate Lt. Bernard Smith's first assigned P-47.