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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
near Diest, Belgium | 12 October 1944 | Forced belly landing Pilot George Porter was unhurt and won the Silver Star for his actions that day. |
Revisions
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Sources
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p47_4.html
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump & Sutherland, page 255