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The fire-extinguisher coated remains of a 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7866) that crashed on the 5th of September 1944 due to a sudden fault with the propeller controls. Ground crew examine t
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The fire-extinguisher coated remains of a 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7866) that crashed on the 5th of September 1944 due to a sudden fault with the propeller controls. Ground crew examine the wreck of the aircraft. Official caption on image: "GAD-48-1-F365 (Sept 5 '43) Crash Damage - P-47D - 42-7866." Handwritten caption on reverse: '5 Sept. 44, P-47D, 42-7866, 62FS, 56FG. Crash due faulty prop control.'

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)