42-25871 Nigger II, Roger the Lodger
These are images of my Dad, 1st Lt Charles D Whitefield of Ranger, Texas, flying P-47 42-25871, 'Roger the Lodger' WZ-Y based at Duxford.
Object Number - UPL 38585 - 1st Lt Charles D Whitefield in 'Roger the Lodger' WZ-Y
P-47 42-25871 was flown by Captain Richard Holly, who gave it the nickname 'Nigger II', named after his wife because of her sun tan. The aircraft was also flown by Lt. Charles D Whitefield, who nicknamed it 'Roger the Lodger'.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-431222
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-23735
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-706603
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1945 |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-25871&Submit=…
'US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF, 1943-45: P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang Squadrons in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire' by Martin Bowman, pg 75:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ijJ_cR4s91IC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=p-…
MACR 12643 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
