FRE 9551
IMAGE![Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-457064.jpg.webp?itok=Juqzj7Kx)
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Ground personnel of the 57th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Squadron, 12th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].' This photo was taken at Grossetto, Italy in early 1945. It was lost in combat on 20 April 1945 with pilot Lt. Robert B. Orcutt, KIA near Piumazzo, Italy. P-47D-28-RA #42-29264 #97
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457064.jpg.webp?itok=K4c3SuWM)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 66th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grosetto Main