FRE 10759

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Restored P-47 Thunderbolt, FAA registered N444SU, owned and operated by Pete & Sue Parrish of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Restored in the markings of LTC Francis Gabreski's last aircraft (HV-A, serial number 42-26418) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group after the end of the war. Handwritten on slide casing: '56th F.G.'

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Units

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Frances S. Gabreski of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group stands with P-47 behind him.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorGerry Asher
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Original 42-26418 was a P-47D-25-RE. This is a P-47D-40-RA.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection