42-28307 Toots
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UPL 25522
P-47D-26-RA #42-28307 "Toots" Code: #71
57th Fighter Group - 66th Fighter Squadron
Pilot - Joseph Angelone
57th Fighter Group - 66th Fighter Squadron
Pilot - Joseph Angelone
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 66th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707637
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Grosseto Airport, Via Orcagna 125, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italy | 7 October 1944 | Destroyed in a takeoff accident caused by a tire blow out on takeoff. Pilot Joseph Angelone escaped uninjured despite the fireball from the exploded drop tank. |