42-75465 Damon's Demon, Archie and Mehatibel
Object Number - UPL 38728 - Watercolour(?) by George Rarey, of his airplane, P-47D Thunderbolt "Damon's Demon". Artwork on airplane was desgned and painted by Rarey...
Personal aircraft of George "Dad" Rarey, 379th Squadron's main nose art artist until his death (KIA in another aircraft, P-47 42-75042). Aircraft was lost in a collision on June 17th, 1944 while being flown by Lt. Richard Gordon.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 379th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793536
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
17 June 1944 | While flown by Lt. Richard Gordon, collided with another airplane from Squadron, which also crashed. Both pilots survived and successfully evaded capture back to Allied lines |
Revisions
Bucholtz, Chris: "Thunderbolts Triumphant - The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht". Casemate Publishing, Philadelphia & Oxford, 2018.
Buchholtz, Chris: "Thunderbolts Triumphant - The 362nd Fighter Group vs. Germany's Wehrmacht". Casemate Publ. Philadelphia & Oxford, 2018
