83rd Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945. media-377536.jpg FRE 293 Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 293 - Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th...

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Unit stations

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Duxford

People

News Article Oct 7 2001 page 1

Donald Scott Beals

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19075736 / O-728959
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
First Lieutenant Don Bodenhammer and First Lieutenant James Stokes of the 78th Fighter Group, with a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford , 29 September 1943. Passed for publication 29 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolt Pilots In Britain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Two Thunderbolt pilots, First Lieut. Don Bodennamer (left) of Mathis, Texas and First Lieut. James Stokes, of 134-56-232 Street, Laurelton, Long Island, N.Y., at an 8th Air Force Fighter Command Station "somewhere in England". GLE 26

Don Bodenhamer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18103266 / O-666853
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Lt. Charles L Burman

Charles L Burman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-695151
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Bruce L Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 14th Fighter Group 49th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17040128 / O-728974
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Constantine S Chioles

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16078318 / O-681609
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

41-6411

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Muscle Bound
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

41-6540

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Skonk Hunter
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

41-7576

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

42-22776

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

42-26016

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

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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)

83rd Fighter Squadron: Gallery (57 items)

A composite of six photographic stills from the gun camera aboard Captain Alvin M. Juchheim's (from 737 College Street, Grenada, Missouri) P-47 Thunderbolt of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Viewed in order from top left to bottom left, then top right to bottom right, the first three show Captain Juchheim closing in on a Focke Wulf 190 on the 30th of April 1944 to engage it. The fourth image shows the root of the Focke-Wulf's left wing beginning to burn after taking hits, and the fifth and

Object number: FRE 10275 - A composite of six photographic stills from the...

Flight Officer Harold T. Barnaby (left) and Second Lieutenant Thomas W. Shepard of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, walk in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 29 September 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolt Pilots In Britain. Associated Press photo shows: Flying Officer H. T. Barnaby, of 1821 Morrow Street, Waco, Texas (left) and Second Lieut. T. W. Shepard, Jr., of 4022 South Derbigmys, New Orleans, La., two Thunderbolt pilots leaving their p

Object number: FRE 271 - Flight Officer Harold T. Barnaby (left) and Second...

Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, pilot Captain James M. Cooper and Corporal Michael Gollogly stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew

Object number: FRE 277 - Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew...

Bill Davis and a pilot of the 78th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bill Davis on right.'

Object number: FRE 2773 - Bill Davis and another pilot of the 78th Fighter...

Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.

Object number: FRE 293 - Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom...

A Chevrolet truck fitted out as a mobile air traffic control unit. In the background is P-47 (WZ-A, serial no. 42-76329) of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, which was based at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 11 March 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Discard bomb(er) nose as control tower. Associated Press photo shows: A home made black and white checkered truck fitted with a dome made of a discarded plexiglass bomber nose is used as a portable control tower on a P-47 field in Engl

Object number: FRE 296 - A Chevrolet truck fitted out as a mobile air...

From left to right: Lieutenant William H. Waldheim and Flight Officer Harding R. Zumwalt of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, lift a parachute down from the shelf. The 78th Fighter Group were based at Duxford air base at this time. Passed for publication 13 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At U.S. Thunderbolts Station. This series of pictures is a graphic story of the everyday activities of a Thunderbolt P 47 group which includes some of the finest fighter pilots - record holders of

Object number: FRE 298 - From left to right: Lieutenant William H. Waldheim...

A P-47 Thunderbolt (HL-T, serial number 42-7969) nicknamed "Dawson County, Nebraska" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by A. Daniels. caption on image: "HL-T, A. Daniels. KIA 2-2-44."

Object number: FRE 3020 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (HL-T, serial number 42-7969)...

A P-47 Thunderbolt (HL-X, serial number 42-28635) of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 3022 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (HL-X, serial number 42-28635)...

A P-51 Mustang (HL-D) of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group in flight.

Object number: FRE 3024 - A P-51 Mustang (HL-D) of the 83rd Fighter Squadron...

P-47 Thunderbolts including (HL-V)and (HL-H) of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, prepare for take off at Duxford, 13 August 1943. Passed for publication 13 Aug 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At U.S. Thunderbolts Station. This series of pictures is a graphic story of the everyday activities of a Thunderbolt P-47 group which includes some of the finest fighter pilots - record holders of U.S. Army Air Force in Britain. Keystone Photo Shows:- P-47's about to take off on a mission. U.S. Pool/

Object number: FRE 3036 - P-47 Thunderbolts including (HL-V)and (HL-H) of...

A battle damaged P-47 Thunderbolt of 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group under repair inside a hangar at Duxford. Handwritten on reverse: '78FG DX. 83FS. Hangar works on a cannoned P-47.'

Object number: FRE 3038 - A battle damaged P-47 Thunderbolt of 83rd Fighter...