42-75429 Eileen
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FRE 2999
First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-S, serial number42-75429) nicknamed "Eileen", May 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1/Lt. Frank E. Oiler, 84FS, 1944, May. Source - Frank Oiler.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
P-47D 42-75429 was assigned to the 84th Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. Pilot Frank Oiler gave it the nickname 'Eileen'.
84th FS, 78th FG squadron and aircraft codes: WZ-B; WZ-S
The aircraft was later transferred to the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group, first at Halesworth and then at Boxted.
The aircraft crash landed on 8 November 1944 after engine failure at Boxted. Pilot David L Mauldin survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
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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
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-710141
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700317
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 8 November 1944 |