41-6358 California, bust

media-14165.jpeg UPL 14165 Lt. Ralph K "Kidd" Hofer, Salem, MO. 334th Fighter Squadron. The Kidd poses by Capt. Archie W Chatterley’s P-47C 41-6358 QP-G “California or Bust”. Hofer was flying this P-47 on his first combat mission on 8 October 43 when he shot down an Me109 over Zwolle, Holland.

Object Number - UPL 14165 - Lt. Ralph K "Kidd" Hofer, Salem, MO. 334th Fighter Squadron. The Kidd poses by Capt. Archie W Chatterley’s P-47C 41-6358 QP-G “California or...

Mid air collision with 41-6416 5 miles North of Castle Camps, pilot Archie W. Chatterley managed to land the damaged A/C. 27th April 43. 41-6146 was abandoned as tail was sliced off, pilot James W. Wilkinson injured when he bailed out but survived.



41-6358 was repaired and transferred to the Ninth Air Force's 405th Fighter Group.



Failed to Return (FTR) France, 23 June 1944, pilot Lt Walter R. Davis. Lt Davis crashed due to a technical problem on the Channel Island of Jersey June 23, 1944 after returning from a bombing mission on Le Mans. He was taken prisoner.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886418
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885105
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885574
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

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Mid Air Collision

Castle Camps, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB21, UK 27 April 1943 Mid air collision with #416416 5 miles Nth of Castle Camps, pilot Archie W Chatterley managed to land the damaged A/C. 27th April 43.#416146 was abandoned as tail was slice off, pilot James W Wilkinson injured when he bailed out but survived.

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Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

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Merged duplicate entry to include details from MACR 6026 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer.

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