42-76211 Princess Jocelyn
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FRE 2967
A crashed P-47 Thunderbolt (OC-C, serial number 42-76211) of the 359th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group. Official caption on image: "85SG4GA57-1 (Crash Landing)."
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt William C Brearley and named "Princess Jocelyn". Written off DBR after crash landing at Martlesham Heath, 26-02-44, pilot William W Cotter killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32188931 / O-795901
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054782 / O-796663
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK | 26 February 1944 | 42-76211 OC-C, written off DBR after crash landing at Martlesham Heath, 26/02/1944, pilot William W Cotter killed. Assigned aircraft of Capt. William C Brearley and named "Princess Jocelyn". |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic | |
Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Roger Freeman Collection photo / http://www.8thafhs.com / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com