UPL 34382
IMAGEA 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt (UN-Y, serial number 41-6326) piloted by Lieutenant Comstock that crash-landed on the 3rd of February 1944 and lost a wing in the crash. The root of the lost wing is all that remains attached to the fuselage. Roger Freeman Photo FRE 12129 Official caption on image: "33SG - 4G15 - 5 - P47 - Crash Landing." Handwritten caption on reverse: '3 Feb '44. P47, 41-6326, Lt. Comstock, 63FS.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19003371 / O-661288
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Happy Warrior
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron