Lymington

Airfield
Aerial photograph of the south end of Lymington airfield looking south, Pylewell Lake is at the top, 20 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/163. English Heritage (RAF Photography). eh-355.jpg RAF_3G_TUD_UK_163_V_5247 Aerial photograph of the south end of Lymington airfield looking south, Pylewell Lake is at the top, 20 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/163. English Heritage (RAF Photography). Historic England

IWM, English Heritage Collection

Object Number - RAF_3G_TUD_UK_163_V_5247 - Aerial photograph of the south end of Lymington airfield looking south, Pylewell Lake is at the top, 20 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90...

Used by US units including the 50th Fighter Group. The present-day private grass airstrip is to the north of the Second World War airfield site.

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People

Donald A Angell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Forrest Spencer Chilton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 313th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797789
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Rex J David

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 81st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18115103 on enlisting
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Richard Fleming

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793601
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Edwin Rogers Johnston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-25744

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Galveston Gal
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 81st Fighter Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolts, including (2N-U, serial number 42-25904) nicknamed "Lethal Liz II", of the 50th Fighter Group, with cows.

42-25904

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lethal Liz II
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 81st Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-76369) of the 50th Fighter Group, escorting a bomber.

42-76369

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron

42-8675

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Town of Paggett, Arkansas
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron

N4759

  • Aircraft Type: Oxford
  • Unit: 312th Service Group 24th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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Sources

Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Chris Ashworth, Action Stations 5: Military Airfields of the South-West (Cambridge, 1982)

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