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The Purple Heart Mission of First Lieutenant Alvin M. Pollingue

Republic P-47D-20-RE Thunderbolt serial number 42-76452 of the 405th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group in France prepares to takeoff on a combat mission during 1944. Note the 500-lb bombs underneath the wings. It is a near serial number to the Thunderbolt which Lt. Pollingue flew on his fatal mission, P-47D-20-RE serial number 42-76435. (Via Capt. Tom Silkowski, 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho ANG)

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