486th Fighter Squadron

Squadron

Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

media-377028.jpg FRE 331 Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 331 - Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base,...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Bodney

People

Frank Allen Cutler

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 352nd Fighter Group 310th Ferry Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-732179
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Harry L Edwards

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 487th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-701741
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Charles E Ferris

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-816845
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Cecil M Freeman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-816848
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

David J French

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-737404
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-106609

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-106613

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Ellie
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-106635

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Texas Bluebonnet
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-106857

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-22491

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron

Mission

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)