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UPL 44882

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Ground personnel attend to P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-S, serial number 42-76321) nicknamed "California Ann" of the 353rd Fighter Group after crashing at Boxted, 28 May 1944.

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Units

350th Fighter Squadron

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

353rd Fighter Group

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

People

Irving Winston Brayer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: 0 574 019
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Communications and Photo Officer

Aircraft

42-76321

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: California Ann
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Revisions

Date: 26 Aug 2020 09:03:34

ContributorEmily

ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption and person associations

Sources

Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)