Charles Pershing London

Military
media-26964.jpeg UPL 26964 Capt Charles London 78th FG

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Object Number - UPL 26964 - Capt Charles London 78th FG

First AAF ace in the ETO.

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Aircraft

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

Places

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

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Comes from a memoir by Captain C P London DSC USAAF held in IWM, Documents.20230

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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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