Benjamin I Mayo

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. media-401566.jpg FRE 3021 A P-47 Thunderbolt (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 3021 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford.

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Aircraft

42-25871

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Nigger II, Roger the Lodger
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-P, serial number 42-26551) of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford.

42-26551

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 371st Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 405th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron

42-76506

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 44-19566) of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford airbase. Handwritten on slide casing: 'P-47, 78th F.G.'

44-19566

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Iron Ass No Guts-No Glory
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group)

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Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

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Born

Little Rock, AR, USA

Revisions

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Peter Randall - 78th FG D-Day List;

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Merged with duplicate entries to include detials from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Aces and Wingmen II;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Contributorjrugman
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Transferred from planes profile

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Another account on the site.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford.

Object number: FRE 3021 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter...