42-8493
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Ground crew of the 355th Fighter Group refuel P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8492), with a Vickers Wellington and a Cessna UC-78 at Steeple Morden. Image stamped on reverse: 'for personal use only' and passed by US Army examiner 10143.
Roger Freeman Collection
"T-50" was the civilian designation for the aircraft.
Assigned to 354FS 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660162
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: O-411901
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 2 October 1943 | Take Off accident, damaged CAT3, Steeple Morden/Sta 122, England, pilot Walter J Koraleski Jr. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | ||
Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | ||
Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | Assigned to 354FS 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Transferred to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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