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Robert T Shelton

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28875) and a C-47 Skytrain (90-M, serial number 42-100806) of the 437th Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz, May 1945. Image via John Quincy.

406th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Captain White and Captain Smith of the 406th Fighter Group with a sign for the 514th Fighter Squadron in Germany. Image via John Quincy.

514th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

Major Edward J. Gignac's P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-G, serial number 42-22548), named "Gig's-Up", after a landing accident at Bodney air base, 11 February 1944. Gignac was a pilot with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

42-22548

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Gigs Up
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

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