42-25698 Okie II Jeanie

Object Number - UPL 29029 - "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting engine of P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt. Quince L. Brown, leading fighter pilot with 13 kills to...

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Ostend after pulling off Aerodrome at Miltonberg seen to be smoking, reported zero oil pressure.

Bellied in at Darmstadt. Pilot Lt. Robert E. Clague Prisoner of War (POW). 10-Sept-44 MACR 8691.

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People

First Lieutenant Quince L. Brown of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, with P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-J, serial number 42-74753) probably at Duxford air base. 1943-1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '50203 USAF - Europe - First man in the European theatre to destroy four German planes on one day while flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter is 1/Lt. Quince L. Brown, Jr. of Bristow, Okla. He is pictured here with his dog, right next to his plane insignia "OKIE". For 19 long months a fligh

Quince Lucien Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18031550 / O-412502
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Robert E Clague

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886019
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

William C Jensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06934161
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

John Beman Putnam

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812871
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edwin O Schneider

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-713584
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: 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.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Darmstadt, Germany 10 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Ostend after pulling off Aerodrome at Miltonberg seen to be smoking, reported zero oil pressure. Bellied in at Darmstadt. Pilot Lt Robert E Clague Prisoner of War (POW). 10-Sept-44 MACR 8691.

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 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date20 May 2022 15:44:24
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

MACR 8691 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-25698&Submit=Sear…
https://www.fold3.com/image/28695251

Date24 May 2019 10:42:54
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Sources

Peter Randall - 78th FG D-Day List;

Date8 Jul 2017 16:36:23
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

MACR 8691 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-25698&Submit=Sear…
https://www.fold3.com/image/28695251

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:17
ContributorAAM
Sources

MACR 8691 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-25698: Gallery (3 items)

A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Quince Brown.

Object number: FRE 2978 - A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th...

Lieutenant Quince Brown of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Okie II" , 6 September 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Quince Brown in Okie II. 6/9/44 Y.'

Object number: FRE 2995 - Lieutenant Quince Brown of the 84th Fighter...

Object number: UPL 29029 - "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting...