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UPL 27282

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"Members Of The 78Th Fighter Group Inspect A North American P-51 Which Crash Landed At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 Duxford, England. 23 September 1944." - 23 September 1944: This Mustang, carrying only the black ETO nose & tail bands, was on approach to land at Duxford when the engine quit. The accident report lists this aircraft's assignment (P-51D serial 44-14551) as the 310th Ferry Sq, 27th Air Transport Gp. It lists the pilot as 1st Lt J. E. Brasher - a good chance that it was Jerry E. Brasher, formerly of the 82nd Ftr Sq, 78th FG, and that this ship was a new delivery to the Group. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A15537-72408AC.

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Units

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-8386) and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29780) nicknamed "Silver Queen" of the 95th Bomb Group.

Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'C47 43-8386. Heston- 38D Silver Queen.'

27th Air Transport Group

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

A P-51 Mustang (VQ-C_, serial number 43-12425) of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: 'VII FC Tec' ops. VQ-C_.'

310th Ferry Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

People

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

Gerald E Brasher

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: T-060974
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

44-14551

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 27th Air Transport Group Base Air Depot 2 310th Ferry Squadron

Locations

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"

Revisions

Date: 11 Apr 2017 13:10:16

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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