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P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-S, serial number 42-26641) nicknamed 'Hairless Joe' of the 56th Fighter Group taxying, 1944.

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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

A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 56th Fighter Group (LM-S, serial number 42-26641) named "Hairless Joe" - a character from the popular cartoon strip "Li'l Abner". The image was taken at Mount Farm air base - home to the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide:"LM:S Schilling P-47D at Mount Farm Astrella"

42-26641

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

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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)