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
42-74634	P-47D	63	UN-E				Crashed out of gas at Fowlmere 24 June 1944 - Lt. Alexander B Ferber.
42-75410	P-47D	61	HV-M	Smith	Maj. Donavon F "Dieppe, Don"		Lost 8 March 1944 Mike Gladych bailed out due to running out of gas.
42-25514	P-47D	61	HV-X
44-21229	P-47M	61	HV-H				Landing accident at Boxted on 14 July 1945 - Lt. Thomas D Adcock.
44-21206	P-47M	61	HV-A				Taxi accident at Boxted 26 July 1945 - Lt. Burton O Blodgett
42-75144	P-47D	61	HV-E	Altschuler	Capt. Richard L
42-74620	P-47D	61	HV-M
42-75143	P-47D	62	LM-I
42-74699	P-47D	62	LM-N
42-22763	P-47D	62	LM-A
42-75810	P-47D	63	UN-G
42-75859	P-47D	63	UN-T
42-75186	P-47D	63	UN-G
42-75658	P-47D	HQ	HV-S	Stewart	Lt.Col. James C "Jim"		Reassigned to Klibbe on Stewart's transfer to VIIIFC.
42-74650	P-47D	61	HV-A	Gabreski	Col. Francis S		To 78 FG 82 FG
41-6376	P-47C	61	HV-Q
42-76145	P-47D	61	HV-				Lost 13 June 1944 - F/Lt Zbigniew Janicki KIA	15086
42-75870	P-47D	63	UN-	Campbell	Capt. Robert D Jr.		Lost in this a/c 15 August 1944 - KIA
42-75565	P-47D	61	HV-C	Brooks	Capt. Norman E		Reassigned to Popplewell
42-7877	P-47D	61	HV-D	McMinn	Lt. Evan D
42-75269	P-47D	61	HV-O	Gerick	Lt. Steven NMI
42-75224	P-47D	61	HV -O	Foster	Capt. Justus D		Reassigned to Gladych
44-21122	P-47M	63	UN-
44-21123	P-47M	63	UN-S
44-21213	P-47M	62	LM-
44-21218	P-47M	62	LM-
42-22788	P-47D	62	LM-				From 359th FG
42-27380	P-47D	62	LM-D
42-7871	P-47D	61	HV-A	Gabreski	Col. Francis A		Recoded from HV-F
41-6###	P-47C	61	-
41-6182	P-47C	63	UN-				To 4 FG
41-6189	P-47C	62	LM-P				Lt. Donald Tettemer killed in mid-air collision with 41-6224 22 Aug 43. Identity confirmed by crash photos.
41-6199	P-47C	63	UN-W	Dugas	Lt. Harry P		Lost in this a/c 27 September 43 - KIA (Dugas per MACR)	666
41-6199	P-47C	63	UN-W	Williams	Lt. Patrick M
41-6201	P-47C	63	UN-				To 78 FG 84 FS
41-6209	P-47C	62	LM-C	Stover	Lt. Robert		Lost in this a/c 30 July 43 - KIA	218
41-6214	P-47C	63	UN-				To 4 FG
41-6215	P-47C	62	LM-K	Quirk	Maj. Michael B
41-6220	P-47C	61	HV-O	Foster	Lt. Justus D
41-6221	P-47C	61	HV-W				To 78 FG 83 FS
41-6227	P-47C	63	UN-F	Coenen	Lt. John F
41-6231	P-47C	62	LM-E
41-6237	P-47C	62	LM-M	Day	Lt. Voorhis H		To 495 FTG 552 FTS
41-6249	P-47C	63	UN-				To 78 FG 82 FS
41-6250	P-47C	63	UN-
41-6253	P-47C	62	LM-X				Re-coded to LM-P
41-6257	P-47C	63	UN-
41-6259	P-47C	63	UN-Z	Schiltz	Capt. Glen D Jr.
41-6259	P-47C	63	UN-V
41-6260	P-47C	63	UN-				To 4 FG

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