41-6234 Thumbs Up Doc Sugar Baby
Object Number - UPL 22310 - Lt. John P “Pope” Bryant, [Glendale, CA]. 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6234 LM-A “Thumbs Up Doc” (L) Sugar Baby (R). This a/c suffered a...
Assigned to 56FS, 62FG, 8AF USAAF, Transferred to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed Irish Sea, Off Nefyn, Nth Wales Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Benjamin A Brew KIFA, 23-Jul-44. Engine Stalled after slow roll at 500ft. Observed by ship crew and P-47 Pilot following Ben's Plane. The body was never recovered. The engine pulled up in fisherman net years later from this area.
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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
- 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: 495th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686799
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19090515 / O-763475
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062125 / O-661185
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 8 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Halesworth/Sta 365 Cat 3 damage [ground crew], 8-Sep-44. 62FS 56FG 8AF |
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Crashed |
Loughborough, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK | 9 January 1944 | Crash Landing due to Engine Failure Nr Loughborough Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Luther J Abel, 9-Jan-44. 552FTS 495FTG 8AF. |
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Crashed |
Irish Sea, Off Nefyn, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53, UK | 23 July 1944 | Crashed Irish Sea Off Nefyn, Nth Wales Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Benjamin A Brew KIFA, 23-Jul-44. 552FTS 495FTG 8AF. |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | Assigned to 56FS, 62FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Transferred to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic Aviation. |
Revisions
US Military Accident report. Newspaper article.
