42-8410 | American Air Museum

42-8410 Betty Ann II

Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-47 Thunderbolt (5F-L, serial number 42-6410) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron takes off.

5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

63rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Daniel Burch

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Role/Job: Enlisted Man

John Elmer Coenen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 18053009 / O-661285
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

William H Janson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-793631
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

John E Murphy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Glenn Dale Schiltz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: VIII Fighter Command 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
Service Numbers: O-424733
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other E/A Damaged	10 miles W Münster, Germany	10 October 1943	Fw190 damaged 10 miles west Munster pilot Capt Glenn D Schiltz. 10-Oct-43.
Manufactured	Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA		Built at Republic.
Delivered	LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Boxted, Colchester, UK		Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned	Boxted, Colchester, UK		Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date6 Feb 2018 22:33:40

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk
http://www.fighter-aces.com/aircraft/allied/american/republic-thunderbo…
56th Fighter Group By Roger Freeman
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_schiltz_g_d.php