John R Harris

Military
media-29664.jpeg UPL 29664 Bob Hope and Frances Langford at Duxford, with P47D 41-6249 'Vee Gaile'.

IWM Collection: MOSELEY, L L and Family

Object Number - UPL 29664 - Bob Hope and Frances Langford at Duxford, with P47D 41-6249 'Vee Gaile'.

Assigned to 82FS, 79FG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6249

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Vee Gaile
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book DUXFORD DIARY by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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