42-28806 Barbara Bee

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee". media-377454.jpg FRE 210 P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee". Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 210 - P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted...

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Alben G Calmes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-003423
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee".

Townsend S Parsons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13036016 / O-796020
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Events

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 30 November 1944

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Sources

Listed under 56th FG at Little Friends Website http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=tinkle&Submit=Se…

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MACR 10798 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee".

Object number: FRE 210 - P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons...