41-6364 Lady Jacquelyn on tail coded 41-6364WW code HL-D removed

media-31177.jpeg UPL 31177 Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6581 HL-Q “Western New Yorker”. Lt. Putnam poses for the traditional “publicity” photograph with Capt. Kenneth W Dougherty’s 41-6364 HL-D “Lady Jacquelyn” as a backdrop.

Object Number - UPL 31177 - Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6581 HL-Q “Western New Yorker”. Lt. Putnam poses for the traditional...

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 1CCRC, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 66th Fighter Wing 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17054191 / O-736111
  • 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.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Gamecock Terrace, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2ES, UK 26 September 1943 Forced Landing Mech Failure Appledrome nr RAF Tangmere Cat 4 damage Lt Kenneth Chetwood, 26-Sep-43. P-47C 41-6364 - 83FS 78FG 8AF

Crashed

Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, UK 25 June 1944 Taxiing Accident Bovingdon/Sta 112 Cat 3 Damage, 25-Jun-44. P-47C 41-6364 - Hq 1CCRC 8AF

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, UK Transferred to HQ Sqn, 1CCRC, 8AF USAAF.

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