Description: The 413th Fighter Group flew ground attack missions from Ie Shima to Kyushu Japan in the long range P-47N fighter in 1945.
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The 413 th Fighter Group (SE) was constituted on October 5, 1944 and activated on the 15 th of the same month. The pilots trained for long range missions flying Republic P-47Ns. The “N” variant was designed with long range flight capabilities in anticipation of the invasion of Japan.
“A stirring drama was begun whenever our ships went on a mission. Heavy with a full load that varied with the mission, the 47's would hurtle themselves down the dusty runway, much as a broad or high jumper struggling to put forth his maximum effort at just the right moment to become airborne. Always, as the plane roared down the runway, we were conscious of the tragedy that was pent up and ready to be released by any error on the part of pilot or crew chief or materiel failure. Each take off was a lifetime
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