42-106439 Button Nose Duchess
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UPL 34452
Capt 'Corky' Corcoran reclines upon North American P-51B 42-106439 'Button Nose' 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065214 / O-667042
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816854
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-766751
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 12 September 1944 | Fw190 destroyed 12-Sep-44 Lt John D Stearns P-51B 42-106439 63 rounds expended. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
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352nd Fighter Group By Tom Ivie
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