FRE 5412
IMAGEA P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-O, serial number 42-8619) nicknamed "Man Made Monster" of the 4th Fighter Group at Debden. Image by Edward Richie, according to his son Mark Richie, VP of 4th Fighter Group Association According to Mark Richie: "Came from the 353 FG on 8 July 1944, which is odd since the 4th had transitioned to the P-51 by early March 1944. Didn't last long. 353rd Fighter Group website has it crashing some time in the fall of that year. Active P-47 with the 4th never had red noses. Red Group code paint only arrived with the Mustangs." Handwritten on slide:" P-47 ww QP B33"
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34332526
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographic Supply
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Warrant Officer (RAF)
- Role/Job: Shop Superintendent (Aviation)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Man Made Monster
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added information to the caption as received by Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/
Additional information from Edward Richie's son, Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/