42-74718

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF.

Assigned to Lt. Cecil Manning 4FG 335 FS September 1943 per his logbook.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 53rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11082377 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
A large group of 4th Fighter Group pilots sitting on or standing in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt at Debden air base. The 4th Fighter Group flew P-47 Thunderbolts on missions between March 1943 and February 1944. Standing L to R: Selden Edner, Earl Carlow, Clemens Fiedler, Leon Blanding, Frank Bayles, Charles Anderson, Bernard McGrattan, James Happel, Paul Ellington and James W, Dye. On the wing of the aircraft L to R: Don Young, Kenneth G. Smith, Don Ross, ??, Cecil E. Manning, Robert Patterson, James H. B
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044918, T-190656
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, UK 11 July 1944 Crashed on Take Off due to Engine Failure Kingsnorth/Sta 418 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Peter K Eaton, 11-Jul-44. 53FS 36FG 9AF.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

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

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Kingsnorth, Ashford, UK Transferred to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF.

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Sources

Lt. Cecil Manning's logbook