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Lt. Col. Wayne K Blickenstaff. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-74647 LH-U "Soubrette". Artwork by the pilot!

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Units

350th Fighter Squadron

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

The lounge of the Officers Club at Raydon air base. When the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed there, it was known as "The Auger Inn".

353rd Fighter Group

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

People

Wayne K Blickenstaff

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: 19078659 / O-728555
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

After his last mission, pilot Lieutenant Robert C. Cherry stands beside Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Edmund R. Namowicz. They are standing in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt, known as "The Eradicator", at Boxted air base. Both men are part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. 3 August 1944.

42-74647

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Soubrette Eradicator
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date: 21 Nov 2016 20:28:51

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations

Sources

www.littlefriends.co.uk