62nd Fighter Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

Object Number - FRE 5241 - The insignia of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Boxted

People

Benjamin C Abraham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Andrew W Abram

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Anders Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Alvin Bailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Archibald S Barnwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-22527

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

42-25522

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

42-25713

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

42-26274

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 56th Fighter Group.

42-26298

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings / Button Nose
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date9 Apr 2015 21:46:20
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date13 Mar 2015 16:43:24
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50
ContributorAAM
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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)

62nd Fighter Squadron: Gallery (146 items)

A 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (PE-X, serial number 44-14111) is at the front of a line of fighter aircraft of various Groups. Behind PE-X is a P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-S) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group; behind that is a P-51 Mustang (CL-P, serial number 44-14291) of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group; and behind that is a P-47 Thunderbolt (PI-T) of the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group. The line of fighter aircraft continues beyond. Handwrit

Object number: FRE 10770 - A 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group P-51...

Ground crew members stands beside P-47 Thunderbolt of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 176 - Ground crew members stands beside P-47 Thunderbolt...

Capt. Frederick J. Christensen of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, holds up six fingers to show the number of aircraft he shot down during a mission on 7 July 1944. Passed for publication 8 July 1944. Printed caption attached to print: 'U.S. airman overnight becomes fighter ace shoots down 6 Nazi planes in one combat. Captain Frederick Christensen, Jr. 22 years old of 11, Wilmit St., Watertown, Mass. A 8th Air Force fighter pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt "The Rozzie Geth" named after his girl f

Object number: FRE 177 - Capt. Frederick J. Christensen of the 62nd Fighter...

P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith air base. Passed for publication 10 May 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt" - newest American fighter plane to reach Britain, Designed for fast speeds at high altitudes, the "Thunderbolts", newest American fighter plane to arrive in this country, has a wingspan of 41 feet, a 2,000 H.P. engine and a speed of over 400 M.P.H. Its ceiling, range and other details are still a s

Object number: FRE 178 - P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 March 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The pilot in the cowling of the 2000 m.p.h engine, showing the 4-bladed automatic control propeller, S & G.'

Object number: FRE 183 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 March 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'U.S. "Thunderbolt" Comes To Britain - America's New Fighter 'Plane. Associated Press photo shows: Hailing victory. Well, at any rate, Lt. R. M. Stultz of Wapakaneta, Ohio, is seated on the cowling between the powerful "V" made by the four-bladed propeller of the new "Thunderbolt".'

Object number: FRE 184 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith. Passed for publication 10 May 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt" - newest American fighter plane to reach Britain, Designed for fast speeds at high altitudes, the "Thunderbolts", newest American fighter plane to arrive in this country, has a wingspan of 41 feet, a 2,000 H.P. engine and a speed of over 400 M.P.H. Its ceiling, range and other details are still a secret. In

Object number: FRE 194 - P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron...

Captain Frederick J. Christensen, P-47 Thunderbolt pilot of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 200 - Captain Frederick J. Christensen, P-47 Thunderbolt...

Ground crew service a 62nd Fighter Squadron P-47D Thunderbolt at Halesworth air base, home of the 56th Fighter Group, winter 1943.

Object number: FRE 204 - Ground crew service a 62nd Fighter Squadron P-47D...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943. Close up on serial number of four-blade propeller.

Object number: FRE 206 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee".

Object number: FRE 210 - P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons...

P-47D Thunderbolt (LM-J, serial number 44-19780), named "Teddy", undergoing maintenance work at Boxted air base. The aircraft was flown by Major Michael J. Jackson of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Late 1944.

Object number: FRE 215 - P-47D Thunderbolt (LM-J, serial number 44-19780)...