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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

Aircraft

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].'
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 57th Fighter Group 66th Fighter Squadron

Locations

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].'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Grosetto Main

Revisions

Date:
ContributorCobrahistorian
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

MACR 14071

Date:
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and place associations
Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection