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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42-7919
P-47 Thunderbolt
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The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-N, serial number 42-7919) nicknamed "Lilliput"of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group that crash landed when the landing gear failed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Almost certainly 4FG. Probably QP-N - style of nose art. Wormwell via C. Thomas.'
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 23rd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, 9AF USAAF.
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Units
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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... -
4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
23rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew...
People
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William Morgan
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, ... -
Alexander Rafalovich
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot
Alex was from San Pedro, California. He was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron in February 1943 while they were still flying Spitfires. As they were converting to P-47 Thunderbolts the squadron was off operations for 45 days, so Alex...
Places
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset DT2, UK | 22 September 1943 |
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Ground Loop RAF Warmwell Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Alexander Rafalovich, 22-Sep-43. 334FS 4FG 8AF. |
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| Crashed | Rue de Juvincourt, 02820 Corbeny, France | 5 October 1944 |
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Take Off Accident Juvincourt/A-68 FRA Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Donn L Madden, 5-Oct-44. 23FS 36FG 9AF. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 March 2016 09:47:56 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-7919&Submit4=Go |
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