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UPL 36856

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"P-51K-5-NT Mustang (s/n 44-11693) from 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF. Lost in landing accident while being flown by Maj. Raymond E. Smith on January 6 ,1945."

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Units

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

84th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

44-11693

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date: 6 Jan 2019 20:41:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations

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