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

Fred M Allison

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

Albert R Barrows

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 31201040
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Armorer

Edmund Joseph Beck

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

Adolf Bielok

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

Daniel Turner Britt

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

42-103312

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.'

42-106449

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Princess Elizabeth
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

42-106451

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

42-106454

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

42-106471

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Lambie II / Petie
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date28 Nov 2018 00:14:28

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Correction

Date17 Jun 2018 18:14:11

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Added Nickname

Date30 Apr 2018 02:48:23

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Update

Date9 Apr 2015 21:31:23

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

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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)

487th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (65 items)

Object number: FRE 2791 -

A P-51 Mustang (HO-M, serial number 44-14151) nicknamed "Petie 2nd" of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group flown by John C. Meyer at Bodney. caption on image: "Meyers 'Petie 2nd' 487th FS, 352nd Group, Bodney, Norfolk, 67 Wing."

Object number: FRE 2802 -

Lieutenant-Colonel John C. "J.C." Meyer, ace pilot of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, which was stationed at Bodney air base between July 1943 and November 1945.

Object number: FRE 317 -

Four pilots of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, which was stationed at Bodney air base between July 1943 and November 1945. Lieutenant-Colonel John C. "J.C." Meyer stands centre right.

Object number: FRE 320 -

Second Lieutenant William T. Whisner of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, which was stationed at Bodney air base between July 1943 and November 1945. 1 January 1944.

Object number: FRE 321 -

Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Lew Lunn on the port wing of P-51 Mustang (HO-P, serial no. 44-13321), named 'Cripes A'Mighty 3rd'. Major George E. Preddy Jr. of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, was the pilot of this aircraft. Mid 1944.

Object number: FRE 322 -

Major George E. Preddy Jr. of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. 1943 - 1944.

Object number: FRE 336 -

Major George E. Preddy Jr. of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, hold up hands for six enemy aircraft he shot down on 6 August 1944 mission. This was a record number of victories for a single pilot in one mission.

Object number: FRE 343 -

Lieutenant-Colonel John C. "J.C." Meyer, ace pilot of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. He was injured in vehicle accident in Belgium, in January 1945 but stayed in the United States Army Air Forces after the war. He commanded the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing during the early part of the Korean War and destroyed two Mig-15s in 31 missions.

Object number: FRE 344 -

Major William T. Whisner, who as a Captain was an ace pilot with the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, during the Second World War. He stayed in the United States Army Air Force after the war ended and was subsequently promoted to rank of Major.

Object number: FRE 345 -

Major George E. Preddy Jr. of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, during his return to the United States between August 1944 and October 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '28699 A.C. - Major George Preddy, 8th Air Force Ace with 23 and a half planes to his credit. Taken at Press Conference in Pentagon Building.'

Object number: FRE 346 -

The insignia of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 5252 -