42-8442

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8442) formerly of the 56th Fighter Group, used as a hack plane and formation monitor by the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn, Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'P-47 Bassingbourn, 1943?' media-394927.jpg FRE 7516 A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8442) formerly of the 56th Fighter Group, used as a hack plane and formation monitor by the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn, Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'P-47 Bassingbourn, 1943?' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7516 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8442) formerly of the 56th Fighter Group, used as a hack plane and formation monitor by the 91st Bomb Group at...

Assigned to 551FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. W/W Hack for 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Formation monitor for the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK Assigned to 551FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, UK W/W Hack for 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK Formation monitor for the 91st Bomb Group.

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Listed under 56th FG aircraft at Little Friends website http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=teddy&Submit=Sea…

42-8442: Gallery (2 items)

A P-38J of the 55th Fighter Group visits Duxford air base. The 55th FG pilots flew P-38 Lightnings until July 1944 when they switched to P-51 Mustangs.

Object number: FRE 132 - A P-38J of the 55th Fighter Group visits Duxford...

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8442) formerly of the 56th Fighter Group, used as a hack plane and formation monitor by the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn, Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'P-47 Bassingbourn, 1943?'

Object number: FRE 7516 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8442)...