Gilbert W Hunt

Military

Crashed near Wellington, Shropshire during a training flight on 29 Feb 1944 in P-47D #41-6538. RTD.

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Aircraft

A P-47 (DQ-K, serial number 41-6538) of the 495th Fighter Training Group suffers a watery crash landing.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: WELA KAHAO!, Flak Bait
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces