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P-47D 42-28455 The Flying Falcon coded MX-L ends up on her back in a take-off accident from Duxford with 2Lt John B. Wade at the controls. 19 January 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

82nd Fighter Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-28455

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: The Flying Falcon
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date: 4 Apr 2021 19:34:06

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations

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