506th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
media-16320.jpeg UPL 16320 George Stovall, 404th FG, 506th FS T W James collection

Object Number - UPL 16320 - George Stovall, 404th FG, 506th FS

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Winkton

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
  • Nationality: British
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Mascot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-431954
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818531
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797815
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "I'll Get By" of the 404th Fighter Group, flown by Colonel Leon Moon. Image via Steve Sheflin. Written on slide casing: 'Col Moon.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Ill Get By
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 404th Fighter Group 22nd Fighter Squadron 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
Lieutenant Edwin "Lucky" Wright witht the flak damaged engine of his P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28794). Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 1 Nov 1944.' [stamp], '309014.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'LUCKY WRIGHT'S ESCAPE Lt "Lucky" Edwin Wright, just over 19 yrs. old, just returned from his 39th mission- over Munster. He got hit by flak but continued on his mission dropped his bombs, did a spot of strafing and retuned. When he got back he found a hole 8ins. in diameter
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Jug
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron

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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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