42-8650 Zombie
Object Number - UPL 23242 - P-47D 42-8650 'Zombie' QI-C 361FS, 356FG, 8AF. Capt Thomas F 'Tomcat' Bailey and ground crew.
Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Naubeuge, A/C damaged by explosion from strafing train carrying Buzz bomb components. Belly landed after engine stopped Ypres. Pilot Lt John F Lacy POW. 28-Aug-44. MACR 8307.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 9683775 / O-793886
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812444
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-667826
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796003
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 16 February 1944 | Crash-landed 16-Feb-44 Capt. Reginald C McDowell. |
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Crashed |
Hitcham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 13 March 1944 | Crash-belly landed Hitcham/Sta 470 Cat 3 damage Capt Reginald C McDowell, 13-Mar-44. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ypres, Belgium | 28 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Naubeuge, A/C damaged by explosion from strafing train carrying Buzz bomb components. Belly landed after engine stopped Ypres. Pilot Lt John F Lacy POW. 28-Aug-44. MACR 8307. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |