News "Cranston Flier's Jap Executioner Pays With Life"
Newspaper article detailing 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe pilot P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22661 ditched May 27, 1944 who was executed May 31, 1944 on Kairiru Island and remains listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Credit: Newspaper via Gill Thorpe Date: May 27, 1949
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