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The 56th Fighter Group

Zemke's Wolfpack

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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
42-26986 P-47D 62 LM-I     Li'l Miss Wolf    
42-27382 P-47D 62 LM-J       Lost 10 Sept 44 - Maj. Michael J Quirk POW 8687
42-27383 P-47D 62 LM-           
42-28675 P-47D 62 LM-R          
42-28683 P-47D 62 LM-        Lost 2 Dec 44 - Lt. Donald Allayaud KIA 10800
42-28684 P-47D 62 LM-V Buchmiller Lt. Lowell C Skipper Lost in this a/c 14 Dec 44. Crashed at Felixstow  
42-28688 P-47D 62 LM-A       Lost 18 Dec 44 - Lt. Wilburn A Haggard POW 11308
42-28806 P-47D 62 LM-C Parsons Lt. Townsend Barbara Bee Lost 30 Nov 44 - F/O. Alben G Calmes KIA 10798
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  
42-28878 P-47D 62 LM-S Smith Lt. Kenneth L   Lost in this 4 February '45 - KIFA - killed bailing out  
42-29335 P-47D 62 LM-N Nolan Capt. Francis A   Lost in take-off crash at Boxted 28 Dec. '44 - Lt. Kenneth L Smith. Having survived this, Lt Smith was later killed whilst bailing out of 42-28878 LM-S.  
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
42-74647 P-47D 62 LM-V Cherry Lt. Robert C Eradicator From 353rd FG. Col. Blickenstaff's nude painting retained. Ex LH-U  
42-74660 P-47D 62 LM-G Canizares Lt. Arlington W   To 406 F/G & lost 5 July 44  
42-74660 P-47D 62 LM-T Schreiber Maj. Leroy A "Schreib"   Re-coded to LM-G  
42-74664 P-47D 62 LM-N       To 5 ERS as 5F-U  
42-74697 P-47D 62 LM-        Lost 8 March 44 - Lt. Anthony R Carcione KIA 2842
42-75037 P-47D 62 LM-K Kelley Lt. Wilbur N Onny's Angel lost in this a/c 24 Feb 44 - KIA 2668
42-75040 P-47D 62 LM-I Icard Lt. Joseph W Carolina Sunshine Lost in this a/c 8 March 44 - KIA 2843
42-75040 P-47D 62 LM-G          
42-75074 P-47D 62 LM-I Cherry Lt. Robert C Eradicator Possibly also Icard's a/c  
42-75093 P-47D 62 LM-F Edens Lt. Billy G   Lost 27 Aug 44 - Lt. Thomas J Price KIA 8536
42-75095 P-47D 62 LM-           
42-75125 P-47D 62 LM-E Buszko Lt. Thaddeus Hawkeye    
42-75143 P-47D 62 LM-Y Jones Capt. James M      
42-75160 P-47D 62 LM-D Dauphin Capt. Ray Saucy Shirley III To 365 F/G & lost 7 Oct 44  
42-75162 P-47D 62 LM-H Greene Lt. Jack E   Lost in this a/c 12 May 44 - POW 4689
42-75162 P-47D 62 LM-J          
42-75178 P-47D 62 LM-A Bryant Lt. John P Pope To 368 F/G & lost 1Aug 44  
42-75207 P-47D 62 LM-C Christensen Capt. Fred J "Fred" "Chris" Rozzie Geth (Boche Buster + nude on nose) Nickname of girlfriend Rosamond Gethro  
42-75207 P-47D 62 LM-I          
42-75213 P-47D 62 LM-L Fields Lt. James E   Lostin this a/c 27 March 44 - Evaded 3441
42-75231 P-47D 62 LM-S Schilling Lt.Col. David C Whack    
42-75232 P-47D 62 LM-P Powers Capt. Joseph H Jr. Power's Girl (R)    
42-75232 P-47D 62 LM-D       Lost 21 Jan 45 - Lt. Max H Dahl KIMAC  
42-75237 P-47D 62 LM-S Schilling Lt.Col. David C Whack! To 61 FS  
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 Merrill Lt. Wiley H      
42-75242 P-47D 62 LM-K Quirk Maj. Michael B Artwork - Donald Duck with sore rear end a/c to Merrill  
42-75242 P-47D 62 LM-K          
42-75246 P-47D 62 LM-F          
42-75281 P-47D 62 LM-           
42-75282 P-47D 62 LM-J Cherry Lt. Robert C Eradicator Lost 22 June 44 - Capt. Charles E Tucker KIA (collision in landing pattern)  
42-75283 P-47D 62 LM-J          
42-75363 P-47D 62 LM-F          

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