67th Fighter Wing
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42-22547
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Edmund Zellner. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.
Service
Units
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352nd Fighter Group
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to... -
328th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
Squadron
People
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Charles Bennette
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 352nd Fighter Group
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills [Air]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to rank of Lieutenant Colonel. -
Cameron Hart
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 56th Fighter Group
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. ETD Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. Post war: Killed in an accidental plane crash. -
Edmond Zellner
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot, Pilot | 352nd Fighter Group
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Grandre pm 31-Jul-44 in P-51 44-13910, Evaded (EVD).
Places
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Bodney
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also... -
Boxted
Military site : airfield
Boxted was built for heavy bombers and became operational from May 1943. In the few months B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group were stationed there, there were two night attacks by the Luftwaffe. On 17 August 1943, one man was killed when bombs...
Events
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| Manufactured | Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Republic. |
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| Delivered | New York, NY, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Boxted, Colchester, UK | 1944 |
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Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. |
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| Crashed | Manston, Ramsgate CT12, UK | 20 June 1944 |
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Crash Landing due to Engine Failure 12 miles SW Manston Cat 5 damage Lt Cameron M Hart, 20-Jun-44. P-47D 42-22547 - DetB 67FW 8AF |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 November 2016 20:27:57 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-22547&Submit=S... |
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