42-8496 Galloping Catastrophe
Object Number - UPL 22451 - In the foreground, the Republic P-47D-5-RE "Thunderbolt" 42-8496 named "Galloping Catastrophe" coded 5F-X. In the background, the Republic...
Assigned to 5th ERS, 65FW, 8AF USAAF. Lost 13-Mar-45. Lt Thomas E Barket killed following mid-air collision with B-24 42-50359 'TARFU' from Seething.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14077256 / O-707641
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Seething, Norwich, Norfolk NR15, UK | 13 March 1945 | Mid-air Collision Seething Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Thomas E Barket KIA, 13-Mar-45. P-47 42-8496W - 5ERS 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | Assigned to 5th ERS, 65FW, 8AF USAAF. |
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