42-28543 was indeed a P-47D. It was assigned to Capt. Gordon S. Stevens of the 63rd Sqd. of the 56th FG coded UN-V (bar) & nicknamed "Pat". Capt. Fling did not have an assiged P-47, so after he was lost on 9-SEP-1944, Capt. Stevens was assigned another P-47D #44-19730. He was shot down and KIA in this plane on 18-SEP-1944. Go to this link to see more info on and photos of Capt. Stevens and his P-47Ds (scroll almost to the bottom of the page).
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56