42-75610 Muscle Bound #2

Object Number - UPL 18243 - Muscle Bound #2 Left to right Sargent Salvador Maggio Pilot: Lieutnant William Chapman Staff Sargent Edward Wagner

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Chartres. A/C Abandoned after propellor ran away. Pilot 2Lt Lawrence Casey baled out after engine failure near Bernay, France. EVD MACR 5581.

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Units served with

People

Lawrence Ray Casey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-695154
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

William T Chapman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792804
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Salvador Maggio

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34207712
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Asst Crew Chief
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. Handwritten on slide casing:"3-12"

Franklin R Pursell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687262
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edward H Wagner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13039647
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

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

27300 Bernay, France 11 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Chartres. A/C Abandoned after propellor ran away. Pilot 2Lt Lawrence Casey baled out after engine failure near Bernay, France. EVD MACR 5581.

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 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date27 Dec 2017 14:53:22
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28621309
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-75610&Submit=Sear…

Date27 Dec 2017 12:14:47
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28621309

Date17 Oct 2015 23:25:06
ContributorDmura
Sources

D. Chapman

Date17 Oct 2015 23:11:41
ContributorDmura
Sources

D. Chapman

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:04
ContributorAAM
Sources

MACR 5581 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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