486th Fighter Squadron

Squadron

Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

media-377028.jpg FRE 331 Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 331 - Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base,...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Bodney

People

Donald J Markle

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-694170
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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

Alfred L Marshall

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-798328
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Franklin B McClung

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-835036
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Don McKidden and Luman Morey of the 352nd Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-Y, serial number 42-76323) nicknamed "Sneezy", formerly of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '352nd FG. 16. Ex-56FG? 1-20.' Printed caption on reverse: '"Sneezy" poses for the camera with its crew chief Luman Morey and pilot Don McKibben on wing. Flight Leader Frank Greene strongly encouraged his flight to paint their Thunderbolts as Disney's Seven Dwarves to match his aircraft "Snow White". A full fl

Donald W McKibben

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-732298
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Lt. Earl Meyer in the cockpit of his P-47 'Bonnie Lee'.

Earl J Meyer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-796718
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-7153

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Rauk-et
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

43-7196

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

43-7198

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

44-11654

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Lil Evey Dotty
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

44-13362

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

Mission

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)