486th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 331 - Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base,...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Bodney |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052919 / O-796652
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12087390 / O-701676
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-708647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: T-123691 / O-1998573
- Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Button Nose Duchess
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Flying Scot II Vicious Virgie JG
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Mission
- Date: 3 July 1944
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
