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42-7954 Pin Up Girl

media-14164.jpeg UPL 14164 Capt. James W Wilkinson. Swarthmore, PA. 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-7954 MX-L "Pin up Girl". Wilkinson was Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA) 4th June 1944, when his P-47 #4226256 crashed into a mountain in Wales on a practice strafing flight.

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Object Number - UPL 14164 - Capt. James W Wilkinson. Swarthmore, PA. 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-7954 MX-L "Pin up Girl". Wilkinson was Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA) 4th...

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From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

82nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

James Willard Wilkinson

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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Debden

Site type: Airfield

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Date25 Mar 2015 12:50:06

ContributorAl_Skiff

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42-7954: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 14164 - Capt. James W Wilkinson. Swarthmore, PA. 82nd...

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