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41-6224 Two Roll Charlie / Jean of Crescent City

media-21217.jpeg UPL 21217 Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6224 LM-X 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF Jan-43. Also P-47C 42-7870 LM-R.

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Object Number - UPL 21217 - Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6224 LM-X 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF Jan-43. Also P-47C 42-7870 LM-R.

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C lost in mid-air collision with P-47C 41-6189 LM-P [Lt Donald Tettemer KIA], pilot Lt Conway C Saux KIA. 22-Aug-43.

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Units served with

335th Fighter Squadron

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

4th Fighter Group

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

56th Fighter Group

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

62nd Fighter Squadron

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

People

Lieutenant C.C. Sauk of the 56th Fighter Group,in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt at Horsham St. Faith, 26 April 1943. Not to be Published 27 Apr 1943, Passed for Publication 10 May 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horsham St. Faith.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The “Thunderbolt” In Britain - And The Men Who Fly It. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. C.C. Sauk, Gretna, New Orleans, one of the pilots now flying a "Thunderbolt", newest American fighter plane to arrive in Britain. WOR 256855.

Conaway C Saux

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-412070
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK	22 August 1943	A/C lost in mid-air collision with P-47C 41-6189 LM-P [Lt Donald Tettemer KIA], pilot Lt Conway C Saux KIA. 22-Aug-43.

Revisions

Date10 Apr 2016 20:33:47

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations

Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=41-6224
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=41-6224

41-6224: Gallery (4 items)

P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-R, serial number 42-7870), (LM-X, serial number 41-6224), (LM-O, serial number 41-6347), (LM-B, serial number 41-6193), (LM-C, serial number 42-7979) and (LM-G) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group fly in formation with a B-24 Liberator, 29 May 1943. Passed for publication 29 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Match For The Nazi F.W. 190 – The “Thunderbolt” – New American High-Altitude Fighter. EH/MoN. The latest American single-seater fighter, the Republic

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