Franklin B Resseguie

Military
media-43890.jpeg UPL 43890 Franklin B Resseguie

Personal collection of Curtis Shepard

Object Number - UPL 43890 - Franklin B Resseguie

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Bailed Out

Arras, France 18 October 1943 Bailed out over France after being hit by German Fighter. Escaped capture. Events are captured in a book written by him, Feathers on The Wind.

Born

Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Contributorclsspace
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Personal collection of Curtis Shepard

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Contributorclsspace
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Missing Air Crew Report , Book entitled Feathers on the Wind by Franklin B. Resseguie

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Jul-2015. Correcting typos in event notes and Biography.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Jul-2015. Added connections to PLace, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Added Ditching event per MACR 889; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 MACR 889 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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