Elden C Rogers

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media-5450.jpeg UPL 5450 Eldon C Rogers - image courtesy of Mervyn Carnell-Thurley

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Object Number - UPL 5450 - Eldon C Rogers - image courtesy of Mervyn Carnell-Thurley

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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"

Events

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Washington County, OR, USA

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Name change - listed in Duxford Diary as 'Elden', not 'Eldon.

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ContributorCarl
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Interview with Mervyn Carnell-Thurley, who remembered Eldon Rogers as a family friend.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

Elden C Rogers: Gallery (2 items)

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