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44-19750

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF.

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Units served with

P-47 Thunderbolts of the 36th Fighter Group prepare for a mission.

36th Fighter Group

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

Two P-47 Thunderbolts of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm.

Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.

Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

53rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron

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

Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.

83rd Fighter Squadron

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

People

Robert R Bonebrake

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-401362
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

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
Crashed	Kassel, Germany	3 August 1945	Mid Air Collision 10-15miles SW Kassel Cat 3 damage Lt Louis E Yeager, 3-Aug-45. P-47D 44-19750 - 53FS 36FG 9AF
Manufactured			Built at Republic.
Delivered			Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned			Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Transferred			Transferred to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date19 Dec 2016 17:46:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=44-19750
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-19750