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Questionable notability

The following was removed from the WW II section of the article

"At least one of the pilots (1st Lt. Walter R. Frederick) re-enlisted after putting in 300 hours in the European theater. "

This statement was not sourced, and does not appear to be notable. --Lineagegeek (talk) 20:00, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced Material

The following material was removed from the article because no source could be found for the statements. If [reliable source]]s are located for any that is encyclopedic, it would be appropriate to return it.

"The 507th Fighter Group had ninety-five P-47s and 150 pilots. Between flying their first combat mission on 1 July and war's end on 15 August, the pilots logged over 8700 combat hours. They destroyed thirty-eight aircraft in the air, fired over 600,000 rounds of 50-caliber ammunition, dropped more than 480,000 pounds of CP bombs, 70,000 gallons of napalm firebombs and consumed a million gallons of gasoline. During these forty-six days of combat, the 507th flew forty-six missions: 1492 sorties, 367 bomber escorts, 178 photo escorts, and 115 dumbo escorts. The group also flew 351 dive bombing sorties, 254 napalm firebomb sorties and 135 fighter sweeps. Pilots averaged 55.8 combat hours and 9½ completed sorties." (In addition, sourced material indicates the group scored 44 victories. Terms, particularly "dumbo escorts" need explanation.)

"The 507th flew from Tinian to Saipan on 27 June so as to have a long runway for the fuel load needed to get to Ie Shima."

"The names of those in the 507th Fighter Group who made the ultimate sacrifice are: First Lt. George W. Bradley, Second Lt. Willis E. Bean, Capt. Lanham C. Connally, First Lt. Walter R. Frederick, Second Lt. Earl G. Graham, Flight Officer Paul Lynn, Flight Officer Joseph B. Lawhon, Flight Officer Neal T. McGinnis, First Lt. Frank W. Mrneck, and First Lt. John R. Ranger." (Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a memorial) --Lineagegeek (talk) 20:18, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]