Dolphe C Zboinski

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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

78th Fighter Group

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

82nd Fighter Squadron

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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Transferred		3 March 1945	3rd March 1945 - Promoted to 1Lt and transferred out of 78th.
Other Promoted

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Date

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Other

Transferred

3 March 1945

3rd March 1945 - Promoted to 1Lt and transferred out of 78th.

Other

Promoted

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Date5 Apr 2020 10:20:46

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133;
http://www.78thfg.org

Date4 Apr 2020 01:11:56

Contributorjmoore43

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:18

ContributorAAM

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list