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63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. P-47D 42-25721 UN-P “Target For Tonight” bearing the well known “Varga” artwork currently being used as the Virgin Airlines logo. This a/c was lost on 6 July 1944 with Lt. Sam P Lowman Jr., being KIA having been hit by fighters near Beaulieu, France.

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Samuel Junior Lowman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886835, T-061262
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

Ground crew members stands beside P-47 Thunderbolt of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, at Boxted air base. This aircraft (UN-P, 42-25721) was lost on 6 July 1944 and its pilot, Second Lieutenant Samuel J. Lowman Jr, was killed in action. See Missing Air Crew Report 6700. Passed for publication 30 Jan 1945.

42-25721

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Target for Tonight
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

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