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Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt 42-25313 86th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Crashed after hit by bomb blast during dive bombing S of Bracciano, Italy on the 22nd of May 1944.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
 
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Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt 42-25413 69th FS, 58th FG, 5th AF, McGuire Field, San Jose, Mindoro, Philippines; damaged by flak and crash landed on beach near Pinamaiayan, Mindoro, Philippines, on the 9th of January 9, 1945.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-25613 Flown to NY Port of Embarkation, Newark, NJ; dismantled, packed and shipped to Persian Gulf, despatched in March 1944; 18th Depot Repair Squadron, 82nd Air Depot Group, Abadan, Iran; assembled and tested; Flown to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran; Lend-Lease to Russia; Mehrabad Airport, Tehran; accepted by the Soviet Mission and flown to Azerbaijan; 11th Reserve Bomber Air Regiment Kirovabad, Azerbaijan; dispersed to combat units in Russia and eastern Europe.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-25713 62nd FS (LM-M), 56th FG, 8th AF; Mid air collision with P-38J 43-28279 from 38th FS, 55th FG at Saint Denis, Mons, Belgium, on the 13th of July 1944 and crashed at Waasmunster, Belgium.
Pilot killed [the body was found at the water's edge of Durme river near the village Waasmunster on the 13th of May 1945.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-25813 Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.I, serial HB976; No.134 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia; No.73 Operational Training Unit, Fayid, Egypt.
SOC on the 14th of March 1946.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-25913 81st FS (2N-Q), 50th FG, 9th AF; Carentan [A-10], France; "Edna M II"; damaged on the 8th of July 1944 in collision with P-47D 42-25846 when taxying at Carentan; crashed after engine failure at Vendes, 4km SE of Tilly-sur-Seulles, France, on the 4th of August 1944.
Pilot wounded and returned to unit.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-26013 81st FS, 50th FG, 9th AF; 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; crash landed on the 8th of November 1944 with fuel exhaustion in France.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-26113 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; Headcorn, Station 412; force landed on the 19th of May 1944 after engine failure and destroyed near High Halden, Kent, UK.
Pilot survived.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-26213 Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.I, serial HD158; No.30 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia; No.135 Squadron.
Missing over Burma on the 28th of March 1945.
 
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-26313 350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 at Dreux, France, on the 12th of June 1944.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
 
Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt 42-26513 Lend-Lease to Armée de l'Air Française in April 1944; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphiné"; Centre de Tir et de Bombardement, Cazaux, France; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" (20-QF), Boufarik, Algeria.
 
Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt 42-26613 Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial HD232; Air Command South East Asia.
SOC on the 22nd of February 1945.
 
Republic P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt 42-26813 100th FS, 332nd FG, 15th AF, Ramitelli, Campobasso, Italy; crashed on the 28th of June 44 on take-off and destroyed at Ramittelli, Italy.
Pilot killed.
 
Republic P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt 42-26913 Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial HD300; Air Command South East Asia.
SOC on the 28th of March 1946.
 
Republic P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt 42-27313 510th FS (2Z-M), 405th FG, 9th AF; "The Touch of Texas"; Saint-Dizier, France; accident on the 19th of November 44 when landing at Conflans-en-Jarnisy-Jarny, France.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
 

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