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[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27413 90th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF, Nagaghuli (Chabua), Assam, India; "Bunny Dunny" / "Lady Esther".

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27513 88th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF, Nagaghuli (Chabua), Assam, India; crashed on the 7th of August 1944 on take-off at Moran, Assam, India.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27613 341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27713 88th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF, Nagaghuli (Chabua), Assam, India; crash landed on the 24th of July 1945 and destroyed four miles E of Guskhara, Bengal, India.
Pilot killed.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27813 MSN 1475.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-27913 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; damaged on the 2nd of August 1944 in collision with P-47D 42-27907 when taxying at Serraggia, Corsica; accident on the 2nd of December 1944 when landing at Pontedera, Italy.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-28013 311th FS, 58th FG, 5th AF; crashed in bad weather 30-40 miles N of Bagabag, Luzon, Philippines on the 18th of January 1945.
Pilot MIA.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-28113 468th FS, 508th FG, 7th AF, Kahuku Field, O'ahu, TH; accident on the 28th of January 1945 when landing at Kahuku Field; crashed during a training flight near the Castle Trail 5-6 miles SW of Kahana Bay, O'hau, Hawaii, on the 26th of February 1945.
Pilot not found at crash site, declared dead.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-28213 MSN 1875.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-28313 MSN 1975.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt 42-28413 MSN 2075.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28513 41st FS, 35th FG, 5th AF, Wama Airfield, Guama, Morotai; shot down by flak over Sanga-Sanga Airfield at Tawi-Tawi Island, Philippines on the 18th of December 1944; Pilot became POW, then escaped but believed killed.
The fighter took off from Wama Airfield on Morotai on a strafing mission against Sanga-Sanga Airfield on Tawi-Tawi Island.
Over the target, it was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed a few yards from the southern end of the runway.
During the crash, the engine and wings broke off beyond the machine guns. The fuselage impacted intact. The pilot was observed in the cockpit with his head against the instrument panel. On the 19th of December, 41st FS P-47s returned.
They observed the P-47 wreckage, but no sign of the pilot nor anyone around the airfield. The tail and center section of the fuselage had been collected and placed along side the wings.
A row of 55 gallon drums had been placed alongside the wreckage. Green brush and trees were placed over all the wreckage to camouflage it from view, but the metal skin was still visible from the air.
The P-47s strafed the wreckage, setting it on fire and it burned fiercely.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28613 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Venlo [Y-55], Netherlands; destroyed on the 19th of March 1945 when ground looped after engine failure and exploded at Venlo.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28713 413th FS, 414th FG, 1st AF, Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, MI; crashlanded on the 2nd February 1945 after engine failure near Creighton, MI.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28813 MSN 2475.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28913 MSN 2575.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-29013 MSN 2675.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-29113 MSN 2775.

 

[Lucky13]

Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-29213 MSN 2875.