42-75074 Eradicator

media-31165.jpeg UPL 31165 Lt. Robert C Cherry, [Snohomish, WA]. 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75074 LM-I “Eradicator”.

Object Number - UPL 31165 - Lt. Robert C Cherry, [Snohomish, WA]. 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75074 LM-I “Eradicator”.

Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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After his last mission, pilot Lieutenant Robert C. Cherry stands beside Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Edmund R. Namowicz. They are standing in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt, known as "The Eradicator", at Boxted air base. Both men are part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. 3 August 1944.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19096229 / O-686820
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Sqdn Cmdr, Group Cmdr, Vice Wing Cmdr, Acrobatic Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Raydon, UK Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, UK Transferred to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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