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UPL 15148

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Ground crew pose in front of 1st Lt. James A. Goodson's P-47D Thunderbolt 42-7959.

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Units

336th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Thunderbolt pilots of the 4th Fighter Group in the briefing room at Debden. The 4th Fighter Group flew P-47 Thunderbolts on missions between March 1943 and February 1944. In the centre of the image, looking straight at the camera is James A. Goodson. On the far right of the shot, wearing a garrison cap, is Lieutenant Paul S. Riley. The two men at the front of the shot, sitting on wicker chairs, are, left to right Lieutenant James A. Clark and Lieutenant Spiros S. Pisanos. Printed caption attached to print

4th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

James Alexander Goodson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Service Numbers: O-885241
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-7959

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 404th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 506th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Debden

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 17 Apr 2015 16:54:36

Contributorapollo11

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.