Frank A Forsyth

Military
media-31190.jpeg UPL 31190 Lt. Frank A Forsyth. 359th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-8588 OC-K "4-F" The cowl with the 4-F marking was removed from Lt Forsyth's earlier P-47 and does not mean the usual "unfit for military service". It was the way that Lt. Forsyth's crew refered to him - meaning "Fearless Fosdick Frank Forsyth. This a/c was reassigned to Lt. Rolfe Chickering who renamed it "Gracie" in honour of his wife.

www.littlefriends.co.uk

Object Number - UPL 31190 - Lt. Frank A Forsyth. 359th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-8588 OC-K "4-F" The cowl with the 4-F marking was removed from Lt Forsyth's earlier P-47 and...

Crashed 1 September 1944. Evaded (EVD). in P-47 'Fearless Fosdick' 42-26141.



DFC, AM 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME campaign ribbon, AF commendation with 2 clusters



2-(Study 85)

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Aircraft

42-26141

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

42-8549

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Elsie Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

42-8588

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: 4-F Gracie
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

DE932

  • Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
  • Unit: 153rd Observation Squadron 311th Ferry Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Toronto, Canada 12 July 1922

Other

Evaded (EVD)

1 September 1943

Died

13 June 1996

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / widow & obituary MACR 8549

Frank A Forsyth: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 31190 - Lt. Frank A Forsyth. 359th Fighter Squadron. P-47D...