41-6404 Ill Wind? Old Red Ass

4th Fighter Group personnel beside P-47 Thunderbolt "Ill Wind?" at Debden, January 1944. The pilot of the aircraft was Captain Nicholas Megura of the 334th Fighter Squadron. media-377305.jpg FRE 50 4th Fighter Group personnel beside P-47 Thunderbolt "Ill Wind?" at Debden, January 1944. The pilot of the aircraft was Captain Nicholas Megura of the 334th Fighter Squadron. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 50 - 4th Fighter Group personnel beside P-47 Thunderbolt "Ill Wind?" at Debden, January 1944. The pilot of the aircraft was Captain Nicholas Megura of the...

Thunderbolt P47C-5-RE 41-6405 'Old Red Ass' assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, pilot Lt Nicholas Megura. Re-assigned to Raymond C 'Bud' Care.

Landing accident Debden/Sta 356, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Richard V Douglas 9-4-43.

Landing accident Thruxton/Sta 407, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Donald K Bennett 389FS, 366FG, 9AF 3-5-43.

Shot down by fighters and crashed into the sea between Knocke and Blankenberge, Belgium. Pilot Lt. Robert A Boock Killed in Action (KIA). 18-5-43.

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Robert Alfred Boock
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885186
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885185
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
A ground crewman of the 4th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang. Pritnted on slide:"M.Sgt M. O............- 6803 Roxdale Ln. Paradise CA 95969"
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37369079
  • Role/Job: Armourer
Capt. Nicholas Megura of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, in cockpit, at Debden air base, 8 March 1944. Caption on reverse: Pilots of the P-51s. Lt.Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee's Mustang Group. Associated Press photo shows: Lt. Nicholas Megura, aged 24, of 108 Broad Street, Ansonia, Conn., has been on first two raids over Berlin and shot down two planes each time. WOR265648. 8344EM. Stamp (Passed for publication - General Section, Press & Censorship Bureau, 9 March 1944)
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044894, T-190609
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Shipped Abroad

Merseyside, UK 1 March 1943 Shipped Abroad to ETO.

Other

Re-assembled

Warton Aerodrome, Warton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 1AX, UK 9 March 1943 - 26 March 1943 Re-assembly 275 man hours est.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 April 1943 Assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF Pilot Lt Raymond C 'Bud' Care.

Crashed

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 9 April 1943 Landing accident Debden/Sta 356, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Richard V Douglas 9-4-43.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 April 1943 - 20 April 1943 Repair On Site.

Crashed

Thruxton, Andover, Hampshire SP11, UK 3 May 1943 Landing accident Thruxton/Sta 407, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Donald K Bennett 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF 3-5-43.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 4 May 1943 - 14 May 1943 Repair On Site.

Crashed

Blankenberge, Belgium 18 May 1943 Shot down by fighters and crashed into the sea between Knocke and Blankenberge, Belgium. Pilot Lt. Robert A Boock Killed in Action (KIA). 18-5-43.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built by Republic.

Delivered

United States To USAAF.

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