Thomas W Stoker

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media-29029.jpeg UPL 29029 "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting engine of P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt. Quince L. Brown, leading fighter pilot with 13 kills to his credit, Crew chief T/Sgt. Bill C. Jensen of Superior, Neb., (left) and Asst., crew chief Cpl. Thomas W Stoker."

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06063-51369AC.

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Object Number - UPL 29029 - "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting engine of P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt. Quince L. Brown, leading fighter pilot with 13 kills to...

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Aircraft

42-25698

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Okie II Jeanie
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
First Lieutenant Quince L. Brown of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, with P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-J, serial number 42-74753) probably at Duxford air base. 1943-1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '50203 USAF - Europe - First man in the European theatre to destroy four German planes on one day while flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter is 1/Lt. Quince L. Brown, Jr. of Bristow, Okla. He is pictured here with his dog, right next to his plane insignia "OKIE". For 19 long months a fligh

42-74753

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Okie
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

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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

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 21 November 1941
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Based

Duxford Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Kansas, USA

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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

Thomas W Stoker: Gallery (2 items)

A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Quince Brown.

Object number: FRE 2978 - A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th...

Object number: UPL 29029 - "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting...