Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of 1st Lt. Edwin L. King.King was lucky to make it back to base after his plane had an oil line cut by flak while strafing near Brescia,Italy on Jan. 12,1945. The engine seized as he was landing. He is from the 347th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF.
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Oiled

Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force ,near the Austrian border on Feb. 25,1945.

Nearest aircraft is P-47D-30-RE Thunderbolt, s/n 44-20978. She was lost on April 27,1945. The other aircraft is P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolt, s/n 42-26640. It was shot down on July 1,1944 when jumped by 30 Me-109's while still armed with bombs, the pilot bacame a POW.(rudeerude)


350th Fighter Group

Battle damaged B-24 Liberator of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.June 8,1944 over Toulon,France.
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