487th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
media-28736.jpeg UPL 28736 Lil' Bastard Anthony Henry Goebel collection

June 15th, 2018

Object Number - UPL 28736 - Lil' Bastard

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Bodney

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732110
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31201040
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18117130 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16089438 / O-693099
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797783
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Channel Belle Miss Cherokee
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Lieutenant William T Whisner of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Princess Elizabeth". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487th F.S., 352nd F.G., 8th Air Force, Lt. William T. Whisner.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Princess Elizabeth
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lambie II / Petie
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date28 Nov 2018 00:14:28
Contributorajgoebel
ChangesChanges to motto
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Correction

Date17 Jun 2018 18:14:11
Contributorajgoebel
ChangesChanges to nicknames
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Added Nickname

Date30 Apr 2018 02:48:23
Contributorajgoebel
ChangesChanges to type, motto, insignia, aircraft types and unit encompassing associations
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Update

Date9 Apr 2015 21:31:23
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date9 Apr 2015 21:27:16
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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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)

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