8th Air Force Fighter Group - Littlefriends.co.uk

The 56th Fighter Group

Zemke's Wolfpack

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)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
42-28668	P-47D	61	HV-K			Beautiful Bettie
42-28675	P-47D	62	LM-R
42-28683	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 2 Dec 44 - Lt. Donald Allayaud KIA	10800
42-28688	P-47D	62	LM-A				Lost 18 Dec 44 - Lt. Wilburn A Haggard POW	11308
42-28689	P-47D	63	UN-U
42-28812	P-47D	62	LM-T				Lost in landing crash 11 Oct 44 - Lt. John Eaves KITA
42-28825	P-47D	62	LM-				Crashed Belgium 29 Nov 44 - Lt. Richard B Hale
42-28853	P-47D	63	UN-X				To 354 FG 355 FS 9th AF
42-28910	P-47D	63	UN-I
42-29120	P-47D	63	UN-
42-29337	P-47D	62	LM-W
42-74623	P-47D	62	LM-O				Lost 8 March 44 - Lt. Caleb L Reeder JR. POW	2841
42-74626	P-47D	62	LM-Z				Lost 11 Nov 43 - Lt. Malcom Van Meter KIA	1439
42-74631	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 1 Dec 43 - Lt. Harry M Pruden Jr. KIA	1277
42-74664	P-47D	62	LM-N				To 5 ERS as 5F-U
42-74669	P-47D	61	HV-
42-74697	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 8 March 44 - Lt. Anthony R Carcione KIA	2842
42-74728	P-47D	61	HV-C
42-75040	P-47D	62	LM-G
42-75065	P-47D	63	UN-E
42-75069	P-47D	63	UN-E
42-75094	P-47D		-				Crashed prior to being allocated to squadron
42-75095	P-47D	62	LM-
42-75111	P-47D	63	UN-E
42-75147	P-47D	61	HV-
42-75162	P-47D	62	LM-J
42-75206	P-47D	63	UN-P
42-75206	P-47D	63	UN-G				Lost 7 Aug 44 - F/O. Robert W Magel KIA	7449
42-75207	P-47D	62	LM-I
42-75231	P-47D	61	HV-R
42-75232	P-47D	62	LM-D				Lost 21 Jan 45 - Lt. Max H Dahl KIMAC
42-75232	P-47D	63	UN-D
42-75234	P-47D	63	UN-R				Re-coded to UN-Q
42-75237	P-47D	61	HV-S				Lost 5 Sept 44 - Lt. Earl Hertel POW	8560
42-75241	P-47D	62	LM-I				Recoded from LM-A
42-75241	P-47D	62	LM-A				Re-coded to LM-I
42-75242	P-47D	62	LM-K
42-75246	P-47D	62	LM-F
42-75247	P-47D	61	HV-L
42-75276	P-47D	63	UN-Q			Category "E"	w/w Two seat conversion
42-75281	P-47D	62	LM-
42-75282	P-47D	61	HV-J
42-75283	P-47D	62	LM-J
42-75345	P-47D	61	HV-T				To 406 FG 9th AF & lost 22 June 44
42-75363	P-47D	62	LM-F
42-75395	P-47D	63	UN-A			Gio-Gi	To 366 FG 389 FS 9th AF
42-75397	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 6 March 44 - Lt. Andrew B Stauss KIA	2787
42-75414	P-47D	61	HV-V
42-75429	P-47D	62	LM-S
42-75432	P-47D	61	HV-T				To 365 FG 388 FS 9th AF
42-75434	P-47D	61	HV-
42-75446	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 22 March 44 - Lt. Melvin C Wood POW	3390
42-75461	P-47D	63	UN-
42-75540	P-47D	61	HV-				To 78 FG 84 FS
42-75546	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 22 April 1944 - Lt. George M Bracken Jr killed in crash landing.
42-75604	P-47D	61	HV-T				To 365 F/G & lost 7 Oct 44
42-75670	P-47D	63	UN-X				Lost 20 Nov 44 - Capt. Robert J Bradford KIA	10291
42-75694	P-47D	61	HV-K
42-75697	P-47D	62	LM-O				Lost 8 March 44 - Lt. Frederick L Roy KIA	2844
42-75839	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 1 April 44 - Lt. Thomas P Owens Jr. KIA	3460
42-75856	P-47D	63	UN-L
42-75857	P-47D	63	UN-
42-76093	P-47D	62	LM-Y
42-76096	P-47D	62	LM-E
42-76118	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 7 June 44 - Lt. Alfred D Evans Jr. KIA	5495
42-76234	P-47D	61	HV-S
42-76249	P-47D	63	UN-Z				Re-coded to UN-V
42-76254	P-47D	61	HV-Y				To 62 FS
42-76254	P-47D	62	LM-P				Lost 7 June 44 - Lt. Eugene E Bennett Evaded	5496
42-76303	P-47D	62	LM-
42-76329	P-47D	62	LM-
42-76330	P-47D	61	HV-L
42-76344	P-47D	63	UN-
42-76349	P-47D	63	UN-				To 405 F/G & lost17 July 44
42-76364	P-47D	62	LM-O
42-76432	P-47D	61	HV-T				To 48 FG 494 FS 9th AF & lost 3 July 44
42-76471	P-47D	63	UN-X				Lost 5 Nov 44 - Lt. Albert L Henry KIA	10435
42-76503	P-47D	62	LM-N				Lost 8 May 44 - Lt. Gordon H Lewis POW (Shot down by Raymond G Phillips 352 FG 328 FS 42-106868 PE-P)	4545
42-76509	P-47D	61	HV-W				Lost 22 May 44 - Lt. Richard M Heineman KIA	5399
42-76534	P-47D	61	HV-				To 365 FG 387 FS 9th AF
42-76559	P-47D	62	LM-R				Crash-landed 26 March 44 - Lt. Donald K Weigel
42-7865	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 16 Aug 43 - Lt. George R Spaleny POW	266
42-7878	P-47D	62	LM-R
42-7885	P-47D	63	UN-N				Lost 8 March 44 - Lt. John C Marcotte POW	2840
42-7943	P-47D	61	HV-K
42-7943	P-47D	63	UN-K
42-7967	P-47D	61	HV-I				Lost 11 Dec 43 - Lt. Lawrence R Strand KIA	1537
42-7975	P-47D	63	UN-C				Recoded to UN-I
42-7983	P-47D	62	LM-S				To 78 FG 83 FS as HL-W
42-7992	P-47D	62	LM-K				Crash-landed 27 March 44 @ Sta. 365 - Lt. Wiley H Merrill Jr
42-8412	P-47D	61	HV-
42-8426	P-47D	63	UN-P				Crash landed UK 22 April 44. Re-coded to UN-B
42-8426	P-47D	63	UN-B
42-8575	P-47D	63	UN-				Lost 9 Sept 44 - Lt. Everett A Henderson KIA	8685
42-8606	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 11 Dec 43 - Lt. Edward J Kruer KIA	1536
43-25286	P-47D	63	UN-				Lost 7 June 44 - Lt. Harry F Warner Jr. Killed in explosion	8674
43-25293	P-47D	61	HV-J
43-25312	P-47D	63	UN-E
43-25514	P-47D	61	HV-
43-25523	P-47D	62	LM-				Lost 10 June 44 - F/O. Joseph Vitale - Evaded	5741

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