Donald R Wilson

Military
media-29613.jpeg UPL 29613 2nd Lt. Donald R Wilson , 78th FG

Collection: MOSELEY, L L and Family

Object Number - UPL 29613 - 2nd Lt. Donald R Wilson , 78th FG

Landed long and ran off the end of the runway causing the left landing gear to collapse and damaging the left wing on return from an escort mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944 in P-47D 42-75115. RTD.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-26031

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Peter Randall - 78th FG D-Day List;

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in the book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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

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Object number: UPL 29613 - 2nd Lt. Donald R Wilson , 78th FG