FRE 5316
IMAGEA P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-O, serial number 42-8619 formally nicknamed "War Weary"), nicknamed "Man Made Monster" by the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at Debden. The aircraft was used to convert P-51 Mustang pilots, for projected P-47N operations in the Pacific theatre. Image by Edward Richie, according to his son Mark Richie, VP of 4th Fighter Group Association According to Mark Richie: "Came from the 353 FG on 8 July 1944, which is odd since the 4th had transitioned to the P-51 by early March 1944. Didn't last long. 353rd Fighter Group website has it crashing some time in the fall of that year. Active P-47 with the 4th never had red noses. Red Group code paint only arrived with the Mustangs." Handwritten on slide: "OTU P-47 Debden Richie"
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Warrant Officer (RAF)
- Role/Job: Shop Superintendent (Aviation)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Man Made Monster
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added information to the caption as received by Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/
Additional information from Edward Richie's son, Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/