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A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 353rd Fighter Group shoots down an FW 190 on 1 November 1943. Gun camera photograph. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1/11/43 Bodham. Gun camera shot by P-47. Fw-190 being shot down.'
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A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 353rd Fighter Group shoots down an FW 190 on 11 November 1943. Gun camera photograph. This is the Fw190 destroyed by Capt. Walter C. Beckham on 11 November 1943

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Ace pilot Major Walter C. Beckham of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476), named "Little Demon". Beckham was flying this aircraft when he failed to return from a mission to Germany on 22 February 1944. He was held as a prisoner of war until the end of war in Europe.

Walter Carl Beckham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14013487 / O-430771
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

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353rd FG Records
See combat report and full mission account:
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/mission43-november-1…

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353rd FG Records

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection