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paulmcmillan
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Jack Cook wrote:
Mohr dosen't appear on the DOD POW database meaning he wasn't considered to be captured. I have a General friend who's a wheel in the P-47 pilots assoc. He's trying to track Mohr down for me.


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His address and telephone number can be found on the Internet - With a little 'logical' searching but I for the reasons of the mans privacy I am not going to publish it here.... If you want the link PM me.....

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Any speculation or even better (facts) on who the new owner might be?

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For the combat Vet Jugs, aren’t there a few from the pacific now in safe hands being restored? BUT Nothing like this One!

So what about the other P-47 that went in with this one, or am I reading too much into the story?

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only one went down that day - they were buzzing a POW camp nearby and 2/Lt. Henry G. Mohr got too low, touched the lake surface, and subsequently had to ditch "Dottie Mae" due to the damage (prop bent back to the cowlings.....)


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Dr. Gordon Mueller, D-Day Museum New Orleans - who is reportedly the "customer" of the company doing parts of the restoration

-> http://www.sandyair.com :?:

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Awesome ! I have always wondered about the planes that went down on the eastern front both german and russian, this really makes me want to go and find some more a/c that have to be over there. I hope who ever owns this jug will put it back in the air!
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Bravo Zulu to the guys of the recovery team. Outstanding work. I sure hope once restored she'll be maintian in her wartime markings and not some other aircraft. Again well done.

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Martin,

Did "Thunder Monsters ..." list a s/n for this aircraft? If so, maybe Scott can update the directory w/one more known Jug on the planet. hooooohoooo!!!

I agree that it would be great if this Jug was restored to original VE-Day condition w/markings and all. Of course the owner can do as he pleases :wink: ! Either way, compliments for salvaging another piece of history from oblivion!

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Martin,

Did "Thunder Monsters ..." list a s/n for this aircraft? If so, maybe Scott can update the directory w/one more known Jug on the planet. hooooohoooo!!!


nope, unfortunately not

am still in "search mode" for the serial

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How odd is it that we have the actual A/C, the pilot, even a period photo showing the aircraft in service... but still can't come up with codes or a serial!!! :)

This is one recovery that's kept me glued to the various forums for a couple days now- can't wait to see how this develops!

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Well

the code is K4*something


and from the photos I figured, that it definitely is an early P-47D, either a D-25-RE or a D-26-RA variant, because following the D-27-RE and D-27-RA had the a dorsal fin fitted just ahead of the rudder (at the factories).

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Just doing some internet hunting. Nothing on this bird, but check out the WW2 photo collections on the 510t FS, 405th FG Association site. There are some amazing photos and a ton of em too.

http://www.510fs.org/index.php

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heard that the financing of the recovery operation originated with a former chief-pilot of United Airlines......

any clues ?

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Jack Cook
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Martin,
If Mohr was in the 511th FS the code would be 2Z. The 510th was K4.

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I am afraid I cannot not share your view - 511th FS definitely was K4 coded while the 510th was 2Z

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