42-28047
57th FG - 64th FS
Salvaged after it caught fire upon landing 20 April 1945
Object Number - UPL 25542 - P-47D-23-RA @42-28047 #47 57th FG - 64th FS Salvaged after it caught fire upon landing 20 April 1945
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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 64th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
![Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457064.jpg.webp?itok=K4c3SuWM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grosetto Main
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Damaged by Fire/Salvaged |
Grosseto Airport, Via Orcagna 125, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italy | 20 April 1945 | Caught fire upon landing. Salvaged. Pilot okay. |
