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42-22547 We Three

Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Edmund Zellner. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.

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Units served with

328th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

352nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-47 Thunderbolt (5F-L, serial number 42-6410) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron takes off.

5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

67th Fighter Wing

Unit Hierarchy: Wing
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

People

Charles J Bennette

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: T-060973 / O-2045126
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Cameron M Hart

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-803379
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Edmond Zellner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-799704
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Manston, Ramsgate CT12, UK	20 June 1944	Crash Landing due to Engine Failure 12 miles SW Manston Cat 5 damage Lt Cameron M Hart, 20-Jun-44. P-47D 42-22547 - DetB 67FW 8AF
Manufactured	Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA		Built at Republic.
Delivered	New York, NY, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK		Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Transferred	Boxted, Colchester, UK		Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.

Revisions

Date2 Nov 2016 20:27:57

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

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