Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)

Headquarters
media-6539.jpeg UPL 6539 Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt 41-6537 UN-Q of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. The mount of Lt. Wilfred A Van Abel [ in cockpit ]. No name on aircraft but imaginative artwork ! Lt. Van Abel became a POW on 2 September 1943 whilst flying this aircraft. Photo also shows UN-Q's crew chief Sgt Damon Itza on the wing, he went on to be 'Hub' Zemke's Crew chief in Sept 1943.

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Object Number - UPL 6539 - Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt 41-6537 UN-Q of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. The mount of Lt. Wilfred A Van Abel [ in cockpit ]....

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People

Gardner Adams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Francis M Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Role/Job: Officer

Gordon Edwin Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 15016077 / O-424708
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Clifford H Billingsley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Role/Job: Officer

Earl G Boron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his P-47 named "Little Chief". 'G. J. Letzter' stamped on reverse of print.

42-75658

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Chief - Anderson Indian
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)

42-8607

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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