41-6411 Muscle Bound

media-18245.jpeg UPL 18245 Crew on wing of Muscle Bound
Right: pilot Lt. William Chapman, Jr
Center: crew chief Staff Sargent Edward Wagner
Left: Unknown

D. Chapman

Object Number - UPL 18245 - Crew on wing of Muscle Bound Right: pilot Lt. William Chapman, Jr Center: crew chief Staff Sargent Edward Wagner Left: Unknown

P-47C-5-RE 41-6411 [HL:N], was assigned to 78FG/83FS at Duxford, UK.

Muscle Bound

Original pilot was William T. Chapman, Jr. In Sept of '43, he had a cold and loaned his plane to Charlton.

The aircraft, piloted by 2LT Quentin Charlton, was despatched on a fighter sweep in the Calaise/Egmond area. The aircraft apparently ran out of fuel on the return about 25 miles east of Manston and 2LT Charlton baled out into the sea. Air-Sea Rescue (ASR) was unable to find him and he was lost in the sea. 1KIA MACR 672.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792804
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
MACR Page 1 for Quentin Charlton
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11042614 / O-792805
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

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

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

25 miles NE Manston, Ramsgate CT12 5BB, UK 22 September 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Pilot baled out over the North Sea, 25 miles east of Manston when the aircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot was lost in the sea and his remains have never been recovered.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Jun-2015. Added Radio Call Sign and Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Added FTR evetnt per MACR 0672.

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MACR 672 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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