486th Fighter Squadron

Squadron

Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

media-377028.jpg 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, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Roger Freeman Collection

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
Based	Bodney

People

Charles E Griffiths

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-694146
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Benjamin H Grumbles

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
Service Numbers: O-2063614
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Haddad

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 352nd Fighter Group 310th Ferry Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-794225
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Chester V Harker

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-793924
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Edwin L Heller

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (352nd Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: O-791827
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-8412

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Sweetie
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron

A P-47 Thunderbolt in the colours of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '28490. Mystery. Has 5 ERS nose colours but not in unit history. Do not appear to have normal D-Day stripes.'

42-8490

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Bundle of Joy
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

42-8491

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Donna Dae III Princess Jocelyn Tiger Lil
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron

42-8514

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-8652

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: The Bid
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

Mission

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Sources

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)