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A sad end to a beautiful Thunderbolt - In August 1946
she was stripped of her P&W R2800, armament,
avionics and then scrapped. Today A7-R is probably
part of a BMW or Volkswagen.
395th Fighter Squadron Lynn Hagemeister Photo Album Page
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Lynn Hagemeister & Bob Hellwig
Photo's taken by Lynn
A7-R S/N 42-29298 P-47D-28RA "The Down Necker" Flown by Bob Hellwig and then given to Lynn Hagemeister Lynn renamed the plane after his wife Jinnie
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Rare color photo of Lynn Hagemeister's "Jinnie" A7-R S/N 42-29298 P-47D-28RA Photo taken at Straubing AB, Germany during the occupation Note the red and yellow bands on the fuselage.
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Photo right is the BOQ at Straubing AB
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