UPL 7541
IMAGEGabby Gabreski''s P-47 Thunderbolt 42-26418 HV-A after its last landing with Luftwaffe officers on the wing - Germany 20 July 1944. Gabreski was strafing targets over an enemy airfield when his low flying aircraft's propeller struck the ground causing damage to the engine and resulting in the forced landing.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-406131
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield