42-22744 El Shaf-toe
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UPL 24465
P-47Ds of 61st Fighter Squadron. 42-22744 HV-I "El Shaf-Toe"; 43-25555 HV-U_; 42-75508 HV-S "Pistol Packin' Mama" on cowl "The Cotton Chopper" under cockpit.
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 2nd Lt Gordon J Blake.
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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: 12051770 / O-794073
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Evansville, IN, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
Indiana, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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