42-22472 Shamrock
Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)
Object Number - UPL 44891 - Ground personnel inspect P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-G, serial number 42-22472) nicknamed "Shamrock" of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron after crashing on...
Assigned to 353rd Fighter Group and used as the personal aircraft of Lt John A Sullivan
Transferred to the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron but crashed on take off at Boxted on 27 May 1944, with pilot Lt Gerald Devine while still wearing 353rd Fighter Group markings.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 816069
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732397
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Boxted | 27 May 1944 | |
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Manufactured |
Republic Aviation Corp, Farmingdale NY |
