USAAF Nose Art Research Project


 

Scarsdale Legionnaire
P-47D-2-RE 42-8390

353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Squadron



Scarsdale Legionnaire
One of 65 Thunderbolt P47s purchased through War Bonds by residents of Scarsdale, NY, it crashed on take off at Raydon when its left tyre blew out on 22 April 1944. The pilot 1Lt Robert Guertz escaped but the aircraft was destroyed, having swerved off the runway and nosed over.




 
You May Also Be Interested In
 American Serbian 
American Serbian
B-17G

 Double Trouble 
Double Trouble
41-29385

467th Bomb Group, 791st Bomb Squadron
 City Of Burlington 
City Of Burlington
B-29-25-MO 42-65304

19th Bomb Group, 30th Squadron


© Ray Bowden 8 September 2026