41-6402 Owley and Tobe

media-23338.jpeg UPL 23338 Major Jesse C Davis Jr. [ Beloit, WI ]. 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6402 HL-X "Owley and Tobe". Maj, Davis was still Capt. Davis when this photo was taken. Crew members are T/Sgt. Albert Ron and assistant crew chief Sgt. Roderick Wallace.

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Object Number - UPL 23338 - Major Jesse C Davis Jr. [ Beloit, WI ]. 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6402 HL-X "Owley and Tobe". Maj, Davis was still Capt. Davis when this photo...

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Non-operational flight test of the propeller, engine problems developed and cut out on landing. Lt Harold T Barnaby 2-Oct-43.

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Harold T Barnaby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18007358 / T-190463 / O-2044857
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Major Jesse C. Davis of the 78th Fighter Group, with a local young girl on his knee, at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.

Jesse C Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16026220 / O-421889
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Albert Ron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19052210
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

Roderick H Wallace

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16025729
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

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Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

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E/A Destroyed

Germany 27 September 1943 Fw190 destroyed Pilot Major Jesse C Davis. 27-Sep-43.

Crashed

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK 2 October 1943 Non-operational flight test of the propeller, engine problems developed and cut out on landing. Lt Harold T Barnaby 2-Oct-43.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

New York, NY, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Aces of the 78th Fighter Group By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

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