42-106439 Button Nose Duchess

media-34452.jpeg UPL 34452 Capt 'Corky' Corcoran reclines upon North American P-51B 42-106439 'Button Nose' 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 34452 - Capt 'Corky' Corcoran reclines upon North American P-51B 42-106439 'Button Nose' 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie" at Bodney air base in March 1944. Left to right, top row: Lieutenant Woodrow W. Anderson, Lieutenant Stanley G. Miles, Lieutenant Frank A. Cutler, Lieutenant Martin E. Corcoran, Lieutenant Donald Y. Whinnem. Left to right, middle row: Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond, Captain Stephen W. Andrew, Lieutenant Thomas W. Colby, Lieutenant Henry J. Miklajyck, Captain Edward

Martin E Corcoran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17065214 / O-667042
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Bruno J Grabovsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816854
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

John D Stearns

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-766751
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 12 September 1944 Fw190 destroyed 12-Sep-44 Lt John D Stearns P-51B 42-106439 63 rounds expended.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

Beale AFB, CA, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
352nd Fighter Group By Tom Ivie
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…

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