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P-51B 43-6865 PZ-X ‘Smokey Joe’
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P-51B 43-6865 PZ-X ‘Smokey Joe’ of Lt. Joseph L Gerst Jr, Pittsburgh, PA, 486th Fighter Squadron.

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Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie" at Bodney air base in March 1944. Left to right, top row: Lieutenant Woodrow W. Anderson, Lieutenant Stanley G. Miles, Lieutenant Frank A. Cutler, Lieutenant Martin E. Corcoran, Lieutenant Donald Y. Whinnem. Left to right, middle row: Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond, Captain Stephen W. Andrew, Lieutenant Thomas W. Colby, Lieutenant Henry J. Miklajyck, Captain Edward

Joseph L Gerst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666924
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

43-6865

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Smoky Joe
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

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Photo and data from 352nd FG Association files.