42-76297
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FRE 9694
P-47 Thunderbolt (D5-H, serial number 42-76297) of the 365th Fighter Group that has crash landed on a beach. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Serial 276297 D5-H.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 386FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol of Cherbourg peninsula 10-Jun-44; Hit by flak, pilot 2lt John A Weese attempted belly landing on Juno beach, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16083638 / O-815792
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France | 10 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol of Cherbourg peninsula 10-Jun-44; Hit by flak, pilot 2lt John A Weese attempted belly landing on Juno beach, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France. Killed in Action (KIA) |
Assigned Failed to Return (FTR) |
Beaulieu, UK | 10 June 1944 | Assigned to 386FS, 365BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Manufactured |
Republic Field, Farmingdale, NY | Built at Republic. |