8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Bodney take-off, "Chub A Luk" (with barber pole on right side) PE-B 44-63179 appears in front.
Connections
Units
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352nd Fighter Group
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to... -
328th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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487th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Richard Funk
Military | Sergeant | Assistant Crew Chief "Miss GENNY CLOUD"
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Anthony Goebel
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot
With the World at War, Anthony H. Goebel (age 24) felt compelled to enlist in military service and reluctantly left his young, wartime bride to join the US Army Air Corps in 1942. After qualifying to become a pilot, Flight Cadet Goebel completed two... -
Joseph Zoppi
Military | Staff Sergeant | Crew Chief of "Miss GENNY CLOUD"
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Aircraft
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44-14819 "Miss GENNY CLOUD"
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Flow in combat by Anthony H. Goebel. Crew chief: S/Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi, Asst. Crew Chief: Sgt. Richard L. Funk -
44-63179 'Chub A Luk'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Locations
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Bodney
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 July 2018 11:38:27 | ajgoebel | Changes to caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 07:04:40 | ajgoebel | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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June 15th, 2018 |
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