FRE 12280
IMAGEThe torn-off engine of a P-47D Thunderbolt (D5-N) of the 386th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group piloted by Second Lieutenant Matt Ruper that crash-landed in a field west of Fontenay-sur-Mer in France on July the 5th 1944. Its propeller blades have also all been bent out of shape. Handwritten caption on reverse: '365th FG. P-47D, D5:N, 2Lt. Matt Ruper crash-landing in field on 5 July 44, west of Fontenay-sur-Mer.'
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)