42-26417 Carpatho-Russian Defender
Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)
Object Number - UPL 44884 - Colonel Lucian Dade and a ground crewman of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group with P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-P, serial number 42-26417)...
Presentation aircraft
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 355th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: 19170564 / O-774024
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-432184
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/group commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 18 October 1944 | Taxiing Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 3 damage Lt Pete D Cherednik, 18-Oct-44. P-47D 42-26417 - 62FS 56FG 8AF |
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Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |
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