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P-47 Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt P-47C-2-RE 41-6206 'WD-H' 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. Went on to be transferred to 551st FTS, 495th FTG, 8th AF.
Thunderbolt P-47C-2-RE 41-6206 'WD-H' 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. Later on strength with 551st FTS, 495th FTG, 8th AF. Crashed 1 mile east of Condover, Shropshire, during local aerobatics training flight, Cat 5 damage DBR. Pilot Charles R Griffin KIFA, 2-2-44.
Group
The 495th Fighter Training Group, which operated in England from December 1943, trained P-47 Thunderbolt pilots. These pilots, who had received the basic training in the USA would be assigned to a training group to practise ETO operational procedures...
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...
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 359th Fighter Group
As a youth, he was raised on a ranch near Santa Rosa, California. When his parents separated, he and his siblings lived with an English couple. While working at the railroad he wanted to be able to serve in defence of his country, so he took up...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Pilot | 495th Fighter Group
Crashed near Condover, Shropshire during local aerobatics training flight on 2 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6206. Died Non Battle (DNB), Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).
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...
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
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| Manufactured | Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | 1942 |
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Built by Republic. |
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| Delivered | United States | 1942 |
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To USAAF. |
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| Shipped Overseas | Merseyside, UK | 1942 |
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Shipped to ETO. |
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| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. |
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| Transferred | Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 1943 |
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Transferred to 551st FTS, 495th FTG, 8th AF. |
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| Crashed | Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5, UK | 2 February 1944 |
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Crashed 1 mile east of Condover, Shropshire, during local aerobatics training flight, Cat 5 damage DBR. Pilot Charles R Griffin KIFA, 2-2-44. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 September 2015 17:27:45 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=41-6206 |
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