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The 56th Fighter Group

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Station:
Kingscliffe January 12 1943 to 4 April 1943
Horsham St. Faith 5 April 1943 to 7 July 1943
Halesworth 8 July 1943 to 18 April 1944
Boxted 18 April 1944 to 9 September 1945
Station Callsign:
Sturdy (Halesworth)
Dogday (Boxted)
Group Callsign:
Yardstick (A Group) to 22 April '44 then Fairbank
Ashland (B Group) to 22 April '44 then Subway
Pantile (C Group from 23 April '44
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)
61st Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk Code: HV Callsign: Shaker
to 7 July '43 then:
Keyworth (A Group)
Halsted (B Group)
to 22 April '44 then:
Whippet (A Group)
Household (B Group)
62th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk Code: LM Callsign: Harbour
to 7 July '43 then:
Woodfire (A Group)
Groundhog (B Group)
to 22 April '44 then:
Platform (A Group)
Icejug (B Group)
63rd Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk Code: UN Callsign: Moisture
to 7 July '43 then:
Postgate (A Group)
Northgrove (B Group) to 22 April '44 then:
Daily (A Group)
Yorker (B Group)


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Serial No Type Squad CodePilot Rank / Given Names Markings Comments MACR
42-26300 P-47D 61 HV-V Gladych Maj. Boleslaw M "Mike" Pengie III Written off by fire whilst parked 18 July 1944  
42-74622 P-47D 61 HV-H Rankin Capt. Robert J "Shorty" Wicked Wacker Weegie Wicked Wacker = P-47. Weegie = his wife Louise. To 5ERS.  
42-75276 P-47D 63 UN-Q     Category "E" w/w Two seat conversion  
42-74724 P-47D 61 HV-Y Keen Capt. Robert J Ice Cold Kattie w/w to 356 FG 361 FS  
42-8396 P-47D 61 HV-B Bennett Capt. Joseph H "Joe" Lucky w/w  
44-20455 P-47D 63 UN-X       UN-Y per SB  
42-7937 P-47D 62 LM-Q Carcione Lt. Anthony R Triss (R cowling) Nude artwork (L fuselage) Triss is picture of woman as devil.  
44-21126 P-47M 63 UN-S Stebleton Lt. Samuel F   Transferred to 61st FS as HV-L  
41-6### P-47C 62 LM-  Carcione Lt. Anthony R Terrible Tony Tony = Dogpatch cartoon character  
41-6362 P-47C 63 UN-A Adrianse Lt. Lyle A The Michigan Mauler To495th FG  
42-8410 P-47D 63 UN-U Coenen Lt. John E   To Janson  
41-6336 P-47C 62 LM-N       To HQ 9th AF  
42-28382 P-47D 61 HV-S Woock Capt. Charles R Ole Cock III To 9th AF 405 FG 509 FS as G9-K "Wooooooooooooo" pilot Lt. Eskie Wright.  
42-25317 P-47D 63 UN-H Queen Lt. Thomas W   To 9th AF  
41-6201 P-47C 63 UN-        To 78 FG 84 FS  
41-6395 P-47C 63 UN-D Dyar Lt. Roger B Vickie To 78 FG 84 FS  
42-75540 P-47D 61 HV-        To 78 FG 84 FS  
42-7983 P-47D 62 LM-S       To 78 FG 83 FS as HL-W  
41-6221 P-47C 61 HV-W       To 78 FG 83 FS  
41-6249 P-47C 63 UN-        To 78 FG 82 FS  
42-74650 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   To 78 FG 82 FG  
42-76254 P-47D 61 HV-Y       To 62 FS  
42-75237 P-47D 62 LM-S Schilling Lt.Col. David C Whack! To 61 FS  
42-75154 P-47D 61 HV-A Aggers Lt. William R Sad Sam To 5ERS  
42-8693 P-47D 63 UN-I Frederick Lt. Walter R Quaker - Sad Sack To 5ERS  
42-74664 P-47D 62 LM-N       To 5 ERS as 5F-U  
42-75855 P-47D 63 UN-E Egan Capt. Joseph L Jr. Tony To 5 ERS  
42-8410 P-47D 63 UN-U Janson Lt. William H Betty Ann II To 5 ERS  
42-8554 P-47D 63 UN-P Matthews Lt. Harold L Artwork of girl in green bikini on nose. Name "Jerry" beneath cockpit. To 5 ERS  
41-6385 P-47C 61 HV-Y Mussey Lt. Claude E   To 496 FTG  
41-6530 P-47C 63 UN-J Brown Capt. Jack D Windy To 495FTG 551FTS  
41-6237 P-47C 62 LM-M Day Lt. Voorhis H   To 495 FTG 552 FTS  
42-75224 P-47D 61 HV-O Gladych Maj. Boleslaw M "Mike" Pengie II (numeral II covered by application of red noseband) To 495 FTG 552 FTS  
42-76432 P-47D 61 HV-T       To 48 FG 494 FS 9th AF & lost 3 July 44  
42-75345 P-47D 61 HV-T       To 406 FG 9th AF & lost 22 June 44  
42-74660 P-47D 62 LM-G Canizares Lt. Arlington W   To 406 F/G & lost 5 July 44  
44-19745 P-47D 62 LM-L Smith Lt.Col. Leslie C "Les, LC"   To 406 F/G & lost 25 Feb 45  
42-75435 P-47D 61 HV-C Conger Maj. Paul A Hollywood High Hatter To 406 F/G & lost 2 Jan 45  
42-76349 P-47D 63 UN-        To 405 F/G & lost17 July 44  
42-26059 P-47D 63 UN-I Frederick Lt. Walter R Quaker Schiemeil To 4 FG 336 FS  
42-7895 P-47D 63 UN-N Whitley Lt. Edgar D   To 4 FG 336 FS  
42-7853 P-47D 63 UN-R Burke Capt. Sylvester V   To 4 FG 335 FS  
41-6182 P-47C 63 UN-        To 4 FG  
41-6214 P-47C 63 UN-        To 4 FG  
41-6260 P-47C 63 UN-        To 4 FG  
42-75510 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   To 373 F/G & Lost 15 Aug 44  
42-75244 P-47D 61 HV-O Foster Lt. Justus D   To 368 FG 9th AF  
42-8673 P-47D 63 UN-Q Warner Lt. Harry F   To 368 FG 9th AF  
42-75178 P-47D 62 LM-A Bryant Lt. John P Pope To 368 F/G & lost 1Aug 44  
42-75180 P-47D 63 UN-F Porowski Lt. Isadore T Pauline II To 366 FG 9th AF & lost 28 July 44  

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