13's....

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Republic P-47D-10-RE Thunderbolt 42-75113 368th FS (CV-O), 359th FG, 8th AF, East Wretham, Station 133; "Daisy Mae" (named from Al Capp cartoon strip); crash landed on the 31st of March 1944 and destroyed at East Wrentham. Pilot survived.

 

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Republic P-47D-10-RE Thunderbolt 42-75213 62nd FS (LM-L), 56th FG, 8th AF, Halesworth, Station 365; damaged on the 19th of March 1944 while taxying at Gosfield, Station 154; shot down by flak while strafing an airfield at Écrosnes, 3.5km NE of Gallardon, 20km NE of Chartres, France, on the 27th of March 1944. The aircraft was badly hit as he strafed and it started burning; the engine seized and the aircraft crash landed north of the airfield. Pilot survived and evaded capture.

 

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Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt 42-75313 (MSN 3664).

 

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Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt 42-75413 370th FS (CR-U; CS-U), 359th FG, 8th AF, East Wretham, Station 133; 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Christchurch, Station 416; Picauville (A-8), France; Crashed in flames when struck trees while strafing targets 3km E of Vire, France, on the 30th of July 1944; Pilot killed.

 

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Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt 42-75513 487th FS (HO-K), 352nd FG, 8th AF, Bodney, Station 141; "Sally"; mid air collision on the 8th of March 1944 with P-47D 42-22492 near Hethel, Norfolk. Able to land; 784th (P), 466th Bomb Group, 8th AF, Attlebridge, Station 120; "Sally"; used for bomber formation observation; crash landed on the 5th of June 1945 after engine failure and destroyed one mile north of Attlebridge, Norfolk.

 

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Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt 42-75613 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Brucheville (A-16), France; shot down by flak causing an engine fire and crashed 15km NW of Falaise, France, on the 13th of August 1944; pilot bailed out at 2,500ft and became POW.

 

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Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt 42-75713 64th FS (10), 57th FG, 12th AF; "Mehitabel" (named after the alley cat fictional character created in 1916, by Don Marquis, a columnist for The Evening Sun newspaper in New York City).

 

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Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt 42-75813 Republic Aviation Corporation, Republic Field, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY; Force landed on the 25th of November 1943 after engine failure and destroyed at Atlantic Beach, Long Island, NY.

 

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Republic P-47D-16-RE Thunderbolt 42-75913 (MSN 4264).

 

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Republic P-47D-16-RE Thunderbolt 42-76013 319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF; accident on the 5th of May 1944 landing at Lesina, Italy; 65th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Alto, Folelli, Corsica; crashed strafing a staff car at Molle Di Rufione, east of Cecina, Italy, on the 7th of June 1944; the aircraft failed to pull up, hit the side of a knoll and exploded, killing the pilot.

 

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Republic P-47D-16-RE Thunderbolt 42-76113 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, RAF Kingsnorth, Kent, Station 418; crashed on the 6th of June 1944 landing and destroyed at Kingsnorth. Pilot survived.

 

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Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt 42-76213 61st FS (HV-B), 56th FG, 8th AF, Halesworth, Station 365; "Loaded/Betty".

 

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Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt 42-76313 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, RAF Chilbolton, Hampshire, Station 404; Destroyed by fire on the 20th of June 1944 in a round accident at Chilbolton. Pilot survived.

 

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Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt 42-76413 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (A-1), France; shot down by flak, crashed and exploded near Le Haut du Bourg, 500m NE of Domjean, 3km NE of Tessy-sur-Vire, France, on the 2nd of August 1944; Pilot killed.

 

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Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt 42-76513 511th FS (K4-S), 405th FG, 9th AF, Christchurch, Station 416; Picauville (A-8), France; shot down by Fw 190A-8 belived flown by Lt Eickhoff of JG 2/2 at Chartres, and crashed at Prunay-le-Gillon, 13km SE of Chartres, France, on the 14th of August 1944; pilot killed.

 

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Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt 42-76613 86th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, Saint-Raphaël/Frejus (Y-12), France; Damaged by flak S of Lyons, France and crash landed in a field at Loriol-sur-Drôme, S of Valence, France, on the 28th of August 1944; pilot evaded capture.

 

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North American B-24G-5-NT Liberator 42-78113 salvaged on the 9th of August 1945.

 

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North American B-24G-10-NT Liberator 42-78313 to RFC at Altus on the 22nd of October 1945.

 

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North American B-24G-16-NT Liberator 42-78413 (760th BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy). Shot down on the 16th of November 1944 by anti-aircraft fire and crashed north of Springedt, near Udine, Italy while on a mission on the west marshalling yards at Munich, Germany. All (10) crew bailed out, were captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.

 

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North American B-24J-1-NT Liberator 42-78513 crashed on the 21st of January 1945.