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Richard G Vossler

Military

Nov. 1943-Aug. 1944, ex-RCAF, flew P-47's including 'Lady Luck,' later to PTO w/414th FG (P-47's)

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Units served with

Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'

356th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

359th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Brigadier-General Francis Griswold stands on the wing of a P-51 Mustang (VM-?) of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brig Gen Francis Griswold P-51B-1-NA 43-12406 8th F.C.'

495th Fighter Training Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (5F-S, serial number 42-8586, "War Weary") of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.

42-8646

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Primrose Peggy
Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 369th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:36

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit Histories