41-6404 Ill Wind? Old Red Ass
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 50 - 4th Fighter Group personnel beside P-47 Thunderbolt "Ill Wind?" at Debden, January 1944. The pilot of the aircraft was Captain Nicholas Megura of the...
Thunderbolt P47C-5-RE 41-6405 'Old Red Ass' assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, pilot Lt Nicholas Megura. Re-assigned to Raymond C 'Bud' Care.
Landing accident Debden/Sta 356, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Richard V Douglas 9-4-43.
Landing accident Thruxton/Sta 407, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Donald K Bennett 389FS, 366FG, 9AF 3-5-43.
Shot down by fighters and crashed into the sea between Knocke and Blankenberge, Belgium. Pilot Lt. Robert A Boock Killed in Action (KIA). 18-5-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885186
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885185
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37369079
- Role/Job: Armourer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044894, T-190609
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 18 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Shipped Abroad |
Merseyside, UK | 1 March 1943 | Shipped Abroad to ETO. |
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Other Re-assembled |
Warton Aerodrome, Warton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 1AX, UK | 9 March 1943 - 26 March 1943 | Re-assembly 275 man hours est. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 April 1943 | Assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF Pilot Lt Raymond C 'Bud' Care. |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 April 1943 | Landing accident Debden/Sta 356, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Richard V Douglas 9-4-43. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 April 1943 - 20 April 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Crashed |
Thruxton, Andover, Hampshire SP11, UK | 3 May 1943 | Landing accident Thruxton/Sta 407, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Donald K Bennett 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF 3-5-43. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 4 May 1943 - 14 May 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Crashed |
Blankenberge, Belgium | 18 May 1943 | Shot down by fighters and crashed into the sea between Knocke and Blankenberge, Belgium. Pilot Lt. Robert A Boock Killed in Action (KIA). 18-5-43. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built by Republic. | |
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Delivered |
United States | To USAAF. |
