42-74622 Wicked Wacker Weegie

media-24469.jpeg UPL 24469 P-47D 43-25555 HV-U_. Shadow on nose is from the photo-ship, and flying wing is Lt. Robert J Rankin’s 42-74622 HV-H “Wicked Wacker Weegie”. 61st Fighter Squadron 56th Fighter Group..

Corrected typo in serial number of 42-74622 (from 42-74662)

Object Number - UPL 24469 - P-47D 43-25555 HV-U_. Shadow on nose is from the photo-ship, and flying wing is Lt. Robert J Rankin’s 42-74622 HV-H “Wicked Wacker Weegie”....

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William Dean Grosvenor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15070171 at enlistment, then O-667814
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Lieutenant Robert Rankin of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, 12 May 1944. Passed for publication 15 May 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'He Shot Down 5 Nazis In 45 Minutes. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. Robert Rankin, all smiles, climbs from the cockpit of his Thunderbolt May 12 on his return from a 45-minute air fight north of Frankfurt during which he equalled the feat of Lt. Carl J. Luksic by shooting down five enemy planes - Me109s. Rankin hails from Washington, D.C. WOR 267714

Robert J Rankin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-743089 / 9996A
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

France 20 March 1944

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Corrected units associated as 356th FG was incorrect.

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Corrected typo in serial number of aircraft.

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MACR 3397 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 24469 - P-47D 43-25555 HV-U_. Shadow on nose is from the...