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.