Philip E Tukey Jr

Military
Captain Francis S Gabreski, Lieutenant Colonel Loren McCollon and Lieutenant Colonel Phil Tuckey of the 56th Fighter Group share a joke. Colonel Hubert Zemke (56th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: 'L to R: (1) Capt. Francis S. Gabreski; (2) Lt.Col. Loren G. McCollom; (3) Lt.Col. Phil Tuckey, CO 63rd FS. They are exchanging a joke at the promotion of McCollom.' UPL 77046 UPL 77046 Captain Francis S Gabreski, Lieutenant Colonel Loren McCollom and Lieutenant Colonel Phil Tukey of the 56th Fighter Group share a joke. Colonel Hubert Zemke (56th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: 'L to R: (1) Capt. Francis S. Gabreski; (2) Lt.Col. Loren G. McCollom; (3) Lt.Col. Phil Tuckey, CO 63rd FS. They are exchanging a joke at the promotion of McCollom.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Corrected spelling of incorrect 'McCollum' to correct 'McCollom'.
Source: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/106322/…

Object Number - UPL 77046 - Captain Francis S Gabreski, Lieutenant Colonel Loren McCollom and Lieutenant Colonel Phil Tukey of the 56th Fighter Group share a joke. Colonel...

Philip Tukey served as a pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.



Class 40-B; primary at Glenview, IL; Randolph & Brooks 5/40; at MH 3/44 to 11/45; flew P-47s & P-51s in 135 missions for approx. 400 combat hours; CO of 56th FG March 1944-November 1945; in Air National Guard; retired as Brig. Gen.



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Aircraft

41-6375

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

42-8463

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

43-25531

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Judy Georgia Peach
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (356th Fighter Group)

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Born

Portland, ME, USA 1 December 1917
Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA

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Combined three entries for Philip Tukey Jr into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller

Philip E Tukey: Gallery (5 items)

Commanding officers of Fighter Groups of the 8th Air Force, 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORMAL PORTRAIT: They are, left to right, front row: Hub Zemke, 479th Grp, Roy Caviness, 361st Grp, Dave Schilling, 56th Grp, Everett Stewart, 355th Grp, Ben Rimermann, 353rd Grp, John Henry, 339th Grp, GT Crowell, Unk. REAR: James Maydon, 352nd Grp, WH Swanson, Unk, Joe McManus, 364th Grp, Calirborn Kinnard, 4th Grp, Philip Tukey, 356th Grp. Fred Gray, 78th Grp, Don Graham, 357th Grp. Date is unknown but it has

Object number: FRE 10014 - Commanding officers of Fighter Groups of the 8th...

Hubert Zemke with Commanding Officers of the Fighter Groups of the 8th Air Force. Hubert Zemke (commanding officer of the 56th Fighter Group has handwritten on the reverse: 'Front Row L-R: 1-?; 2- Lt. Col. Ben[illegible] (353rd);3- Lt. Col. D.C. Schilling (56th); 4- Lt. Col. P.T.Tukey (356th);5- Lt Col. V. Henry (339th);6- Brig. Gen. Woodruff; 7- Brig. Gen. E. Anderson; 8- Col. R. Follows [illegible] FW; 9- Col. [illegible] 361st FG. Back Row L-R: 1- Col. Hub Zemke (479th); 2- Col. Don Blakeslee (4th);3-L

Object number: FRE 10016 - Hubert Zemke with Commanding Officers of the...

Captain Francis S Gabreski, Lieutenant Colonel Loren McCollon and Lieutenant Colonel Phil Tuckey of the 56th Fighter Group share a joke. Colonel Hubert Zemke (56th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: 'L to R: (1) Capt. Francis S. Gabreski; (2) Lt.Col. Loren G. McCollom; (3) Lt.Col. Phil Tuckey, CO 63rd FS. They are exchanging a joke at the promotion of McCollom.'

Object number: FRE 9910 - Captain Francis S Gabreski, Lieutenant Colonel...

Object number: UPL 29484 - Major Philip E Tukey Jr., 63rd Fighter Squadron...