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The ground crew work on P-51D 44-14877 PZ-K(bar) "Beautiful Betty" while pilot Lieutenant Alex Karan embelished the paintwork on the canopy rail.

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Units

352nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

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.

486th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

People

Alex A Karan

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-1997836, T-062697
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

44-14877

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Pennie's Earl, Beautiful Betty
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 16 Nov 2014 22:41:30

ContributorPyker

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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