FRE 2323

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (VF-R, 41-6354) of the 4th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Raphael that crash landed on take off at Debden, 5 January 1944. "P.47 Thunderbolt, coded VF-R, front view of it on its belly, was at Debden. Lt. Raphael suffered rudder lock on take-off and put-down adjacent to the bomb dump just South of 335 Dispersal area on 5th January 1944." Information supplied by Debden historian Keith Braybrooke.
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A P-47 Thunderbolt (VF-R, 41-6354) of the 4th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Raphael that crash landed on take off at Debden, 5 January 1944. "P.47 Thunderbolt, coded VF-R, front view of it on its belly, was at Debden. Lt. Raphael suffered rudder lock on take-off and put-down adjacent to the bomb dump just South of 335 Dispersal area on 5th January 1944." Information supplied by Debden historian Keith Braybrooke.

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Date:
ContributorPaul Bellamy
ChangesChanges to place associations
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Braybrooke removed as a location.
Ref. "Debden historian Keith Braybrooke"

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection