Pls help identify P-47 units and ordnance

[Lagarto]

Can anyone identify? What do these machines carry under their wings and to whom they belonged? Any help will be greatly appreciated

[Alex Smart]

Hi ,

From the looks of them I would suggest some kind of incendiary bomb.

Reason being that I have seen a simular picture of this type in the Kookaburra book on the P38 lightning text says Experimental installation of incendiary bomb.

Alex

[Lagarto]

Hi Alex and thank you for the hint!

Another puzzle:


The fuselage code is weird - is this supposed to be UN-M?

[Alex Smart]

Hi Lagarto,

Not sure about this but the 8th AAF's 315th TC Group, 34th TC Squadron used the code "NM".

Could be a P47 attached to that Squadron, for communications and formating purposes I beleive.

Pitty cannot see serial number.

Alex

[BlackWolf3945]

Also note that there's no insignia on the upper port wing. And that sheen...

Is this even a wartime photo? What's the source of the image?


Fade to Black...

[Lagarto]

Hi Steve, the photo was purchased for my forthcoming book from one of the American aviation museums; unfortunately, most photos are not captioned and in some cases (see above) I just got stuck.
As for the missing serial number it looks like it was censored or edited for some reason.