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

Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie" at Bodney air base in March 1944. Left to right, top row: Lieutenant Woodrow W. Anderson, Lieutenant Stanley G. Miles, Lieutenant Frank A. Cutler, Lieutenant Martin E. Corcoran, Lieutenant Donald Y. Whinnem. Left to right, middle row: Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond, Captain Stephen W. Andrew, Lieutenant Thomas W. Colby, Lieutenant Henry J. Miklajyck, Captain Edward

Donald H Higgins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-793929
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Fred R Jones

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-826457
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Alex A Karan

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-1997836, T-062697
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Lt. Kenneth S Williams, 486th Fighter Squadron

Bernard H Karl

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-697562
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Eino R Kivela

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: T-130652
Highest Rank: Flight Officer

Aircraft

42-8699

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Prairie Farmer/Spirit of Los Angeles City College
Unit: 486th Fighter Squadron 352nd Fighter Group 373rd Fighter Group

A battled damaged P-51 Mustang (PZ-S) of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group in a hangar at Bodney.

43-6500

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

43-6509

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Cile II / Luck of the Irish Old Reliable
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

43-6569

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

43-6578

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Soldiers Vote
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron

Mission

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

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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)