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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
42-75143 P-47D 62 LM-Y Jones Capt. James M      
42-7947 P-47D 62 LM-Y Jones Capt. James M Ah'm Available Artwork of cartoon character "Available Jones"  
44-20594 P-47D 63 UN-F Fahringer Capt. John C Devastating Deb    
44-21160 P-47M 63 UN-F Fahringer Capt. John C Devastatin' Deb    
41-6394 P-47C 62 LM-M McClure Capt. John E   Lost in this a/c 29 April 43 - POW  
42-74750 P-47D 63 UN-L Truluck Capt. John H "Lucky" Lady Jane Lost 12 May 44 - Lt.Col. Preston Piper POW 4805
42-22790 P-47D 61 HV-L Bennett Capt. Joseph H      
42-751## P-47D 61 HV-L Bennett Capt. Joseph H "Joe" Ann II    
42-75269 P-47D 61 HV-O Bennett Capt. Joseph H "Joe"      
42-8396 P-47D 61 HV-B Bennett Capt. Joseph H "Joe" Lucky w/w  
41-6267 P-47C 61 HV-V Powers Capt. Joseph H Jr.      
41-6620 P-47C 61 HV-H Powers Capt. Joseph H Jr. Powers Girl Lt. Justus D Foster bellied in at Hawkinge in this a/c due to hydraulics shot out. 26 June 43  
42-75163 P-47D 61 HV-P Powers Capt. Joseph H Jr. Power's Girl + artwork of Varga girl (R only) Serial given incorrectly in AW2  
42-75232 P-47D 62 LM-P Powers Capt. Joseph H Jr. Power's Girl (R)    
41-6230 P-47C 63 UN-E Eagan Capt. Joseph L Jr. Holy Joe    
41-6584 P-47C 63 UN-E Egan Capt. Joseph L Jr. Holy Joe Artwork - Skull & crossbones flag  
42-75855 P-47D 63 UN-E Egan Capt. Joseph L Jr. Tony To 5 ERS  
41-6337 P-47C 61 HV-S Curtis Capt. Joseph R   Lost 31 Dec 43 - Lt. William A Mrangello killed - ditched in Channel 1861
42-26316 P-47D 63 UN-C Curtis Capt. Joseph R Spirit of Crawford County Missouri Lost 21 Sept 44 - Lt. Oscar L Cagle Jr. KIA 9165
42-75224 P-47D 61 HV -O Foster Capt. Justus D   Reassigned to Gladych  
42-8488 P-47D 63 UN-A Adrianse Capt. Lyle A Lofty    
42-25522 P-47D 62 LM-H Moseley Capt. Mark L Sylvia Lost 10 Sept 44 - Lt. Billy G Edens POW 8686
42-7942 P-47D 62 LM-U Moseley Capt. Mark L Old Man Mose Lost 4 March 44 - Lt. Irvin E Valenta KIA  
42-75565 P-47D 61 HV-C Brooks Capt. Norman E   Reassigned to Popplewell  
42-75704 P-47D 61 HV-R Neyland Capt. Praeger NMI Six Shooter Junction Lost 12 Aug 44 - Lt. William H Barnes - Evaded 7598
41-6239 P-47C 62 LM-J Johnson Capt. Ralph A Kentucky Pud    
41-6342 P-47C 62 LM-D Dauphin Capt. Ray Saucy Shirley    
42-75160 P-47D 62 LM-D Dauphin Capt. Ray Saucy Shirley III To 365 F/G & lost 7 Oct 44  
42-8614 P-47D 62 LM-D Dauphin Capt. Ray Saucy Shirley II Lost 17 Nov 43 - Lt. Harry Coronios KITA 1279
41-6### P-47C 61 HV-X Mudge Capt. Richard H Poison Dick    
41-6311 P-47C 61 HV-L Mudge Capt. Richard H      
42-8691 P-47D 61 HV-X Mudge Capt. Richard H   Lost in this a/c 15 April 44 - POW 4065
42-75144 P-47D 61 HV-E Altschuler Capt. Richard L      
41-6322 P-47C 61 HV-W Wetherbee Capt. Robert Little Butch    
42-75870 P-47D 63 UN-  Campbell Capt. Robert D Jr.   Lost in this a/c 15 August 1944 - KIA  
44-19879 P-47D 62 LM-K Winters Capt. Robert F Homesick Angel    
44-21228 P-47M 62 LM-K Winters Capt. Robert F      
42-74724 P-47D 61 HV-Y Keen Capt. Robert J Ice Cold Kattie w/w to 356 FG 361 FS  
42-75070 P-47D 61 HV-D Keen Capt. Robert J Ice Cold Kattie    
42-75509 P-47D 61 HV-W Keen Capt. Robert J Ice Cold Kattie To 362 F/G & lost 29 July 44  
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.  
42-26466 P-47D 63 UN-B Westfall Capt. Russell B Anamosa II    
42-75278 P-47D 63 UN-B Westfall Capt. Russell B Anamosa    
42-26024 P-47D 61 HV-O Gerick Capt. Steven N "Steve" Tally Ho Chaps To 359 FG 370 FS.  
42-74620 P-47D 61 HV-B Gerick Capt. Steven N "Steve"   Crash-landed 1 Nov. 44 RAF Great Missingham due to engine failure - Lt. Jack D Hedke  
42-75394 P-47D 63 UN-R Burke Capt. Sylvester V      
42-7853 P-47D 63 UN-R Burke Capt. Sylvester V   To 4 FG 335 FS  
44-21### P-47M 61 HV-A Bast Capt. Victor E      
44-21140 P-47M 63 UN-F Flagg Capt. Walter L Shoot - You're Faded / Darling Dottie    
41-6343 P-47C 62 LM-W Cook Capt. Walter V "Walt" Little Cookie (L&R)    
41-6### P-47C 62 LM-  Cook Capt. Walter V "Walt" The Sad Sack Artwork of "Sad Sack" cartoon character  
43-25579 P-47D 61 HV-H Patterson Capt. Warren S "Pat" Jr. Widget    
44-21214 P-47M 62 LM-Y Wilkerson Capt. William F      
42-26044 P-47D 61 HV-Z Lanowski Capt. Witold A Silver Lady    
44-21108 P-47M 61 HV-Z Lanowski Capt. Witold A   First Production "M"  
42-7871 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis A   Recoded from HV-F  
42-25864 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S      
42-26418 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   Lost in this a/c 20 July 44 - POW 6843
42-75510 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   To 373 F/G & Lost 15 Aug 44  
42-7871 P-47D 61 HV-F Gabreski Col. Francis S   Gabreski's 2nd P-47. Recoded to HV-A  
42-8458 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   Reassigned to McMinn and recoded to HV-F  
42-74650 P-47D 61 HV-A Gabreski Col. Francis S   To 78 FG 82 FG  
41-6320 P-47C 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"      
41-6326 P-47C 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"      
42-26413 P-47D 63 UN-Z Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny" Happy Warrior / Oregon's Britannia    
42-75870 P-47D 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"   Reassigned to Capt. Robert D Campbell Jr.  
44-19757 P-47D 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"      
44-20455 P-47D 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"      
41-6330 P-47C 63 UN-Z Zemke Col. Hubert A Moy Tavarish (Cyrilic characters)    
42-26413 P-47D 63 UN-Z Zemke Col. Hubert A Happy Warrior / Oregon's Britannia a/c to Comstock  
42-75864 P-47D 63 UN-Z Zemke Col. Hubert A      
42-76471 P-47D 63 UN-Z Zemke Col. Hubert A      
41-6375 P-47C 63 UN-T Tukey Col. Philip E Jr.      
42-8463 P-47D 63 UN-T Tukey Col. Philip E Jr.   Lost 3 Feb 44 - Lt. Lloyd M Langdon KIA 2119
42-75109 P-47D 63 UN-W Landry Col. Robert B Louisiana Pirate - New Orleans a/c to Vogt.  

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