43-7153 Rauk-et

media-29451.jpeg UPL 29451 Flight Line, Bodney Airfield, England, Spring of 1945.
Group of 486FS, 352FG, 8AF Mustangs being refuelled, nearest aircraft is P-51B 43-7153 'Rauk-et' 1st Lt Lloyd A Rauk's ship and was lost with 2nd Lt Lincoln D Bundy on 10-Jun-44.

Angus 486th Fighter Squadron book 1945

Object Number - UPL 29451 - Flight Line, Bodney Airfield, England, Spring of 1945. Group of 486FS, 352FG, 8AF Mustangs being refuelled, nearest aircraft is P-51B 43-7153...

Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

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People

Lincoln Delmar Bundy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19072218 / O-804996
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie" at Bodney air base in March 1944. Left to right, top row: Lieutenant Woodrow W. Anderson, Lieutenant Stanley G. Miles, Lieutenant Frank A. Cutler, Lieutenant Martin E. Corcoran, Lieutenant Donald Y. Whinnem. Left to right, middle row: Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond, Captain Stephen W. Andrew, Lieutenant Thomas W. Colby, Lieutenant Henry J. Miklajyck, Captain Edward

Lloyd A Rauk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732364
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

Beale AFB, CA, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=7153&Submit=Search - Corrected by Peter Randall

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 5552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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