FRE 3041
IMAGE
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The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-75271) of the 353rd Fighter Group
Connections
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Research undertaken by users Pyker and phil marchese to ascertain the full serial number of the aircraft depicted . Peter Randall (Pyker) referred to the aircraft cumulative loss lists to identify the full aircraft S/N and that it belonged to the 353rd Fighter Group. Removed association to 42-7527 , which was identified as belonging to a B-24 liberator by Phil Marchese
A complete transcript of their discussion about this image and conclusion that 42-75271 is likely the correct S/N can be found on Facebook