| Caption | A P-47D Thunderbolt that crashed on take-off, Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, 7 Sep 1943. Photo 1 of 3. ww2dbase | |||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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| Photo Size | 705 x 505 pixels | |||||
| Photos in Series | See all 3 photos in this series | |||||
| Photos on Same Day | 7 Sep 1943 | |||||
| Photos at Same Place | Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
| Licensing | This anonymous work originating in the United Kingdom is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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David Stubblebine says:
16 May 2015 08:08:31 PM
This aircraft was assigned to Lt Wayne O'Connor and many sources list him as the pilot during this crash, including Roger Freeman who certainly is an authority on the USAAF in Britain, but the accident report itself lists the pilot in this crash as Lt Frank Peppers who usually flew P-47D UN-F (42-7893).
David Stubblebine says:16 May 2015 08:08:31 PM
This aircraft was assigned to Lt Wayne O'Connor and many sources list him as the pilot during this crash, including Roger Freeman who certainly is an authority on the USAAF in Britain, but the accident report itself lists the pilot in this crash as Lt Frank Peppers who usually flew P-47D UN-F (42-7893).
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30 Nov 2008 12:03:38 PM
Failure to remove the rudder lock prior to take-off resulted in 1stLt Wayne O'Connor being unable to maintain directional control of P-47D 42-22534/UN-O, which ended in a boundry hedge at Haleworth. The pilot escaped unhurt but the Thunderbolt was a write-off. This incident occurred on 7 September 1943" As quoted in "56th Fighter Group" by Roger Freeman.