FRE 9183
IMAGEThree airmen with a 'war-weary' P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-75105) at Saint Dizier, 1944. Image via M Beneresi. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-47 D, Saint Dizier A/F- 1944.' The aircraft had previously served with the 361st FG, assigned to the 375th Fighter Squadron (coded E9-Z). When the unit cconverted to P-51s, their Thunderbolts were disbursed to other units. This ship appears to have been reassigned to the 511th Fighter Squadron (coded K4-WW), 405th FG. The 405th operated from St,. Dizier from November 1944 to the spring of 1945.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Robinson Air Base
Revisions
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ContributorGerry Asher
Sources
U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES CONTINENTAL AIRFIELDS (ETO) D-DAY TO VE-DAY by 1LT David C. Johnson, AFHRA, 1988.