8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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42-76141
P-47 Thunderbolt
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Three ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group examine the armaments of P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-76141, nicknamed "Mud N' Mules" by pilot Captain Dewey E. Newhart. Left to right they are: Private First Class Lloyd M. Hoover, Corporal Robert L. Thout and Staff Sergeant Lawrence Gamble. Printed caption on reverse: '51388 AC - P-47 Latest Threat....Cpl. Robert L. Thout (center) of Joilet, Ill., armament crew member explains to Pfc. Lloyd M. Hoover, (on bike) of Mitchellvile, Ia., and S/Sgt. Lawrence Gamble of Louisville, Ky., the installation of cluster of 20 twenty-eight lb bombs under the wind of the versatile Thunderbolt. Plane carries same number on the other wing and has proved to be a highly effective type of bombing on troup [troop] concentrations.'
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A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-76141) nicknamed "Arkansas Traveller" of the 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group flown by Danny Newhart. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Danny Newhart. Name on port side too.'
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Capt. Dewey E Newhart. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76141 LH-D "Mud n' Mules". Right hand side of the cowling depicts the rear-end of the mule. Capt. Newhart was killed in action on 12 June 1944 in Wayne Blickenstaff's LH-U "Soubrette" and LH-D was reassigned to Capt. Lonnie M Davis as LH-Q. Capt. Davis renamed the a/c "Arkansas Traveller" but kept the mule artwork out of respect for Capt. Newhart.
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Capt. Dewey E Newhart. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76141 LH-D "Mud n' Mules". View of left side of cowling prior to application of group markings. Crew Chief S/Sgt Baker seen on wing.
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Capt. Dewey E Newhart. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76141 LH-D "Mud n' Mules". View of right side of cowling prior to application of group marking showing rear end of the mule. This view was sadly over-painted when the a/c was reassigned to Capt. Lonnie M Davis.
Service
Units
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353rd Fighter Group
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical... -
36th Fighter Group
Group
The Group, as the 36th Pursuit Group, were part of the defence force for the Caribbean area and the Panama Canal in 1941, flying P-39s and P-40s out of Puerto Rico. By May 1944 the 36th Fighter Group were flying their first missions out of England... -
23rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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350th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Lonnie Davis
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Dewey Newhart
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Dreux in P-47D 42-26402 (LH-U) named "Soubrette", assigned to LTC Wayne K. Blickenstaff.
Places
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Metfield
Military site : airfield
Built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, Metfield had three concrete runways, 39 pan plus 15 loop hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. It was first occupied by the 353rd Fighter Group, equipped with P-47s, from August 1943 to... -
Raydon
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Kassel, Germany | 27 July 1945 |
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Crash [of unknown type], Kassel/ nr R-12, Germany, damaged CAT4, pilot Francis M Kriszczickmitis. Already noted as war weary before the crash, this probably ended its career. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 February 2015 21:23:10 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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Roger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 February 2015 21:20:08 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
Roger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com |
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