P-47D "Fiery Ginger IV" 42-22668 parked at an airfield with a canvas cover over the open cockpit with the flap extended
Visible is the nickname and Col. Neel E. Kearby scoreboard with 22 victory claims. Close up of "Firey Ginger IV" nickname and scoreboard. In the distance at the center left is a parked P-38 Lightning. Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22668 pilot Col. Neel E. Kearby was leading a fighter sweep and claimed his 22nd aerial victory. Intercepted by a Ki-43 Oscar, he went Missing In Action (MIA) and his crash and remains found postwar.
Credit: USAAF, 5th Fighter Command Date: 1944
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