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Pilot 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe, O-810434 (survived) Cranston,
RI Crashed February 25, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Republic. Delivered to the U. S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D Thunderbolt serial number unknown. Dissembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 35th Fighter Group, 39th Fighter Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On February 25, 1944 took off piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe on a mission. Over Nadzab Airfield the engine seized and Thorpe bailed out at low altitude and survived unhurt. He kept the D-ring from his parachute in his personal effects and it was sent home to his family after he went Missing In Action on May 27, 1944. Relatives Gill Thorpe (brother) Contribute
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