Franklin R Pursell
Military
Object Number - FRE 5604 - P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. The middle aircraft is 43-25528 HL-H 'Noamie Vee' while the...
(See the book 'Eagles of Duxford' pages 65 & 70 for references to Lt Purcell) He was assigned on 4/29/44.
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Units served with

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lil Eva
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Muscle Bound #2
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Noamie Vee
- Unit: 36th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Maywood, Illinois | ||
Other Promoted |
Revisions
Peter Randall at http://www.littlefriends.co.uk
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list