Military
2nd Lt James P Hodges Jr., 8th AF, 56th Fighter Group, 62nd Fighter Squadron
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after crash-landing near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges. Hodges broke his leg in the crash and was hospitalized. He eventually returned to the United States.
Recon element pose alongside Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after it crash-landed near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges, who survived.
Recon troops with Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after it crash-landed near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges, who survived.
James P Hodges Jr. served as a pilot with the 56th Fighter Group during World War II.
His P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) crash-landed near Kornelimünster, Germany on 18 September 1944. Hodges broke his leg in the crash and was hospitalized.
He eventually returned to the United States and served in the United States Air Force until his death in 1958. James died in a motor vehicle accident while stationed at Hahn Air Base as a F-86D Sabre pilot with the 496th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
In his son's words:
"As the son of an Army Air Corps officer, my father's destiny was set. After a relatively short stint as a P47 pilot (crash landed in Germany), he continued with the AF, first as a MATS pilot and then into jet fighters. He died when I was five, so memories are few."
Military | Major General | Commanding General
Major General James P Hodges served as Commanding General of the 2nd Air Division from 13 September 1942 to 1 August 1944. He retired 30 September 1951.
His son, James P Hodges II, served as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.
Group
Flying P-47 Thunderbolts throughout their time stationed in England, the Group, known as "the Wolfpack", had more ace pilots than any other Eighth Air Force Fighter Group. The 56th Fighter Group also destroyed more enemy aircraft in air combat than any...
Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26060) was marked up as CV-O when it was with the 368th Fighter Squadron of the 359th Fighter Group.
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18 September 1944
Military site : airfield
Boxted was built for heavy bombers and became operational from May 1943. In the few months B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group were stationed there, there were two night attacks by the Luftwaffe. On 17 August 1943, one man was killed when bombs...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Broke his leg in a P-47 crash | Kornelimünster, 52076 Aachen, Germany | 18 September 1944 |
| Died | Wiesbaden, Germany | 27 December 1958 |
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MV accident while stationed at Hahn AB as F86D pilot with 496th FIS. |
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| 10 June 2015 09:33:31 | Lucy May | Changes to biography |
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Changed the key image. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 June 2015 13:39:01 | Lucy May | Changes to biography, events and media associations |
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Spelt out abbreviations in the Biography field for ease of understanding and added a few more details of James P Hodges Jr's service to that field. |
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| 02 April 2015 03:40:34 | JPH3 | Changes to highest rank, biography, awards, events, person associations, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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Info submitted by James P Hodges III, son of James P Hodges Jr. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:14:49 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm |
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