42-28382 Ole Cock III
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FRE 242
Ground crew of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, test the radio equipment of P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-S, serial number 42-28382), known as "Ole Cock III", at Boxted air base. November 1944.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
To 9th AF 405 FG 509 FS as G9-K "Wooooooooooooo" pilot Lt. Eskie Wright.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665628
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-774397
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Revisions
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Sources
Listed under 56th FG aircraft at Little Friends website at http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/56thfg.php?action=list_records&sort_orde…