42-74675

media-44897.jpeg UPL 44897 P-47 Thunderbolts of the 48th Fighter Group including (6M-K, serial number c), (F4-W_, serial number 42-26419), (6M-G, serial number 42-74675), (6M-T, serial number 42-75371), (serial number, 42-76470), (serial number 42-75428), lined up on grass, 1944. Irving Brayer collection

Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)

Object Number - UPL 44897 - P-47 Thunderbolts of the 48th Fighter Group including (6M-K, serial number c), (F4-W_, serial number 42-26419), (6M-G, serial number 42-74675),...

Assigned to 464FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Alecon, France with Lt Fred Larner; dive bombed road transport, bomb blast caused A/C to crash, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7926

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 48th Fighter Group 494th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32110862 / O-795983
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Alecon, France 29 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Alecon, France with Lt Fred Larner; dive bombed road transport, bomb blast caused A/C to crash, baled out POW MACR 7926

Assigned

Ibsley, UK Assigned to 464FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF.

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MACR 7926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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