9th Air Force
42-7959
P-47 Thunderbolt
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P-47D Thunderbolt WV-F of (then) Capt. James A. Goodson
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Ground crew pose in front of 1st Lt. James A. Goodson's P-47D Thunderbolt 42-7959.
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Lt James A Goodson in the cockpit of P-47D 42-7959 VF-W 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time personal aircraft of Capt James A Goodson.
He was flying this aircraft when he shot down an Fw190 near Hulst on 22-Jul-43 for his first of 14 kills.
Subsequently lost Oct-44 while flying with the 404th Fighter Group in Belgium.
Service
Units
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404th Fighter Group
Group
A unit history of the 404th Fighter Group is available online as a pdf: http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf -
4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
336th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air... -
506th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Robert Gilbert
Military | Technical Sergeant | Crew Chief | 4th Fighter Group
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF as crew chief. Flew as B-17 passenger on 'Frantic' mission to service the escorting 4th FG Mustangs. B-17 42-38202 'BTO in the ETO' shot down by fighters [crashed near Swory] on 21-Jun-44 bailed out and evaded (EVD)... -
James Goodson
Military | Major | Pilot | 4th Fighter Group
Major Goodson was a U.S. citizen born in New York City on 21 March 1921 of British parents. He was raised in Toronto, Canada, by his mother following his father's death. In 1939, upon graduation from high school, he had no money but a desire to meet...
Places
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... -
Winkton
Military site : airfield
Prepared as an RAF Advanced Landing Ground in 1943, the land was released for grazing before it was again selected for aircraft use, and improved for the Ninth Air Force in 1944. Used briefly by the 404th Fighter Group, it was then abandoned,...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Linnich, Germany | 4 October 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Section jumped by 14 E/A, shot down in melee Linnich, Germany. Pilot 1st Lt Rowland Willet Dalberg KIA, 4-Oct-44. MACR 9279. 506FS, 404FG, 9AF. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 October 2017 09:29:40 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to description |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 May 2016 20:45:48 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=7959&Submit=Search |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 April 2015 16:50:59 | apollo11 | Changes to description and events |
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Personal research & 4th fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 April 2015 16:43:57 | apollo11 | Changes to production block number and description |
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Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 March 2015 19:25:45 | apollo11 | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, manufacturer, markings, description, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry. |
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