41-6233
Burt C Wyman identified by his nephew, Chris Wyman.
Object Number - UPL 21455 - P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6233 WD-O 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with Lt Howard Hively and dog mascot "Duke" at Debden, 1 October 1943....
Assigned 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. 9-43. Forced Landing Engine Failure Cat 4 damage, pilot Clemens A Fiedler, Debden/Sta 356. 2-9-43. ROS, Assigned 551FTS, 495FTG, 8th AF. 9-44, Mid Air Collision with Thunderbolt 42-74640 Cat 5, pilot 2nd Lt John D Heagney, Tibberton Green Farm, Tibberton, KIA. 23-9-44.
Assigned Pilots Lt Howard D (Deacon) Hively, Aubrey C Stanhope, Burt C Wyman, Clemens A Fiedler and John D Heagney.
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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: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-567611
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190715 / O-2044917
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-714913
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885143
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885212
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 370th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 September 1943 | Forced Landing Engine Failure Cat 4 damage, pilot Clemens A Fiedler, Debden/Sta 356. 2-9-43. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 4 September 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Crashed |
Tibberton, Newport, Telford and Wrekin TF10, UK | 23 September 1944 | Mid Air Collision with Thunderbolt 42-74640 Cat 5, pilot 2nd Lt John D Heagney, Tibberton Green Farm, Tibberton, KIA. 23-9-44. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built by Republic. | |
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Delivered |
United States | To USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Assigned 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. | |
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Assigned |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Assigned 551FTS, 495FTG, 8th AF. 9-44. |
Revisions
Roger Freeman Photo.
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Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer.
![Lieutenant Howard Hively of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with his dog mascot "Duke" and a P-47 Thunderbolt at Debden, 1 October 1943. Passed for publication 1 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1/10/43. Lt. Howard Hively, [aged] 28, 4TFO.' 'Printed caption on reverse: MASCOT WELCOMES THUNDERBOLT PILOT Associated Press Photo show: "Duke" Police dog mascot of a P-47 Thunderbolt Squadron in England, playfully tugs at a glove of Lt. Howard D. (Deacon) Hively, 28, of Athens, Chic., aft](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-401124.jpg.webp?itok=b-QGKDy4)
