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Pilot F/O Paul D. Lynn, T-63462, (MIA / KIA) Colbert County, AL MIA August 8, 1945 MACR 14829 Aircraft History Built by Republic in Farmingdale, NY. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47N-15-RE Thunderbolt serial number 44-88900. Disassembled and shipped to the Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 8th Air Force (8th AF), 507th Fighter Group (507th FG), 463rd Fighter Squadron (463rd FS). No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engine R-2800-77 serial number OP-459250. Armed with eight .50 caliber machine guns makers unknown serial numbers listed in MACR 14829. Mission History On August 8, 1945 took off from Ie Shima Airfield piloted by F/O Paul D. Lynn on a mission to rendezvous with B-29s an escort them over Yawata. The weather was a layer of clouds 10/10 with rain and tops at 5,000' west of Kyushu. Over the target, spotted 55-65 Japanese fighters and engaged in air combat. The enemy pilots were deemed to be not aggressive and not experienced. This was the only P-47N only long range escort mission in the Pacific War. This plane was last seen by P-47N pilot Lt. Schmidt who observed this plane falling back in formation and loosing altitude then the canopy blew off and called to Lynn to bail out. This P-47 was observed to fire a 2 1/2 second burst and one long burst then went into a spin and crashed into the sea roughly 50 miles from Suwanose Shima with the pilot not seen bailing out. When this plane failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Lynn was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Lynn is memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 7. He also has a memorial marker at Weavers Cemetery in Brewton, AL. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Paul D. Lynn USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-47N-15-RE Thunderbolt 44-88900 "88900 (463rd FS, 507th FG, 20th AF) crashed from unknown cause 50 mi From Suwanose Shima Ilsan, Japan in East China Sea Aug 8, 1945. MACR 14829. Pilot killed." Missing Air Crew Report 14829 (MACR 14829) created August 9, 1945 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Paul D. Lynn FIndAGrave - Flt O Paul David Lynn (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Paul David Lynn (memorial marker photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated July 17, 2025
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