William H Madole

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media-6793.jpeg UPL 6793 Lieutenant William H Madole sits in the cockpit of "Skonk Hunter", his P-47C serial number 41-6540, coded HL-S of the 83rd Fighter Squadron while crew chief Staff Sergeant Deltner D Suess stands on the wing.

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Object Number - UPL 6793 - Lieutenant William H Madole sits in the cockpit of "Skonk Hunter", his P-47C serial number 41-6540, coded HL-S of the 83rd Fighter Squadron while...

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41-6540

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Skonk Hunter
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

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Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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