42-8404 Speed / Lil Jo
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FRE 2911
A P-47 Thunderbolt (WR-P, serial number 42-8404) nicknamed "Speed (Lil' Jo)" of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group flown by Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas A. "Speed" Hubbard, November 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Speed - Hubbard. Jug. 11-43.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) Gambais 13-Aug-44. 2Lt George W Mc Inis KIA (KIA) MACR 7604.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (355th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-380248
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Deputy Group Commander / Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-695328
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 5 November 1943 | Crash landed 5-Nov-43. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Gambais, France | 13 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gambais 13-Aug-44. 2Lt George W Mc Inis KIA (KIA) MACR 7604. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Raydon, UK | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |