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

Earl R Lazear

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661779
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Harry Lieberman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (352nd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-1551668
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Arthur F Lind

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-701774
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Maj. Gustav Lundquist 486th Fighter Squadron

Gustav E Lundquist

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Fighter Squadron 352nd Fighter Group
  • Service Numbers: O-404122
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Gustav E Lundquist

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

Lt. (Later Capt.) Thomas Colby.

43-6864

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

43-6865

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Smoky Joe
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron
Capt. Charles E Griffiths Jr 486th FS.

43-7000

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Marj Priority Nil
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-W, serial number 42-8377) nicknamed "Little Rebel" and a P-51 Mustang (PZ-W, serial number 43-7022) nicknamed "Little Rebel" of the 352nd Fighter Group, both flown by Captain Alton J Wallace , March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Courtesy Cyrus Hall, 486th FS/352nd FG. Al Wallace's Aircraft March 1944.' Second handwritten caption obscured by printed caption. Printed caption on reverse: 'A fine shot showing the 486th FS transition from P-47's to P-51's. The aircraft are both

43-7022

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Rebel
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron

43-7031

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • 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)

486th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (80 items)

Lt. Earl Meyer with his P-47 named 'Bonnie Lee'.

Object number: UPL 83641 - P-47D 42-8459 PZ-E 'Bonnie Lee' of Lt. Earl Meyer...

Col. Joe L Mason with his crew chief S/Sgt. Wayne Stock.

Object number: UPL 83650 - Col. Joe L Mason with crew chief S/Sgt. Wayne...

Col. Joe Mason poses with the logo on his P-47D named for his wife Eugenia Mason.

Object number: UPL 83657 - Col. Joe Mason with his P-47D 42-8466 PZ-M named...

Col Joe Mason in the cockpit of his P-47

Object number: UPL 83664 - Col. Joe Mason sits in the cockpit of his P-47D 42...

P-47D 42-8466 of Col Joe Mason

Object number: UPL 83671 - P-47D 42-8466 PZ-M 'Gena This Is It!' of Col. Joe...

P-51D 44-13395 of Col. Joe Mason 352nd FG.

Object number: UPL 83747 - P-51D 44-13395 PZ-M 'This Is It' of Col. Joe L...

Willie O Jackson and Donald McKibben with Col. Joe Mason's P-51D 44-13395

Object number: UPL 83759 - Maj. later Lt Col. Willie O Jackson Jr and Lt...

Capt. Corcoran in his P-51B 42-106439 PZ-L

Object number: UPL 83770 - Capt. Martin 'Corky' Corcoran in the cockpit of...

Lt. Martin Corcoran with his P-51B

Object number: UPL 83781 - Lt. Martin 'Corky' Corcoran stands by the nose of...

P-51B 42-106472 PZ-D 'Flying Scott II'

Object number: UPL 83792 - P-51B 42-106472 PZ-D 'Flying Scott II' / 'Vicious...

Lt. Carleton Fuhrman 486FS

Object number: UPL 83804 - Lt. Carleton L Fuhrman 486th FS photographed on...

Lt. Whinnem in his P-51B 42-106752 PZ-Wbar

Object number: UPL 83815 - Lt. Donald Y 'Red' Whinnem in the cockpit of his P...