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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.
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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 A-80 Mourmelon-le-Grand, September 1944. Image via John Quincy. Brand new P-47 42-28875 in basic theatre markings. It would soon become 4P-F “Bonnie Lynn” in the 513th FS, 406th Fighter Group, and would be shot down on 12 April 1945. It never made it to R-56.

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Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group awaits the return of P-47 Thunderbolts near the runway at Nordholz. An AT-17 Bobcat (serial number 43-32083) is visible in the background. Image via John Quincy.

John Quincy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Aircraft

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.

42-28875

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group

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Date:
ContributorAeroProfessor
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and place associations
Sources

Missing Aircrew Report 14452 dated 12/04/45 near Magdeburg

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection