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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
42-26658 P-47D 63 UN-N          
42-26676 P-47D 63 UN-T Smith Lt. Thomas W Jr.   a/c from Trumble  
42-26676 P-47D 63 UN-T Trumble Lt. Pershing B      
42-26824 P-47D 63 UN-A          
42-26831 P-47D 61 HV-        Lost 18 Nov 44 - Lt. Jack D DeMars KIA 10332
42-26986 P-47D 62 LM-I     Li'l Miss Wolf    
42-27322 P-47D 63 UN-L       Lost 11 Oct 44 - Lt, Julius DeMayo KIA 9498
42-27380 P-47D 62 LM-D          
42-27382 P-47D 62 LM-J       Lost 10 Sept 44 - Maj. Michael J Quirk POW 8687
42-27383 P-47D 62 LM-           
42-28382 P-47D 61 HV-S Smith Maj. Donavon F "Dieppe, Don" Ole Cock III Reassigned to Woock on completion of tour.  
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.  
42-28438 P-47D 63 UN-R Fredrickson Lt. Russell      
42-28473 P-47D 61 HV-P     Big Chief    
42-28520 P-47D 61 HV-P          
42-28543 P-47D 63 UN-V Stevens Capt. Gordon S Pat Lost 9 Sept 44 - Capt. Roy T Fling KIA 8688
42-28548 P-47D 63 UN-F          
42-28566 P-47D 63 UN-E       Crashed Belgium 26 Feb 45  
42-28623 P-47D 61 HV-N       Lost 18 Nov 44 - Capt. Gordon J Blake POW 10333
42-28627 P-47D 63 UN-M     Shack Rat    
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
42-28684 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
42-28689 P-47D 63 UN-U          
42-28741 P-47D 63 UN-C Chinn Lt. Claude A   Lost 2 Dec 44 - Lt. Wyman A Baker KIA 10799
42-28796 P-47D 63 UN-V Davis Lt. Ramon R      
42-28796 P-47D 63 UN-V Smith Lt. Vernon A Artwork - Cartoon wolf in fancy dress    
42-28806 P-47D 62 LM-C Parsons Lt. Townsend Barbara Bee Lost 30 Nov 44 - F/O. Alben G Calmes KIA 10798
42-28810 P-47D 63 UN-O Ogden Lt. Frank A      
42-28812 P-47D 62 LM-T       Lost in landing crash 11 Oct 44 - Lt. John Eaves KITA  
42-28824 P-47D 63 UN-A Andermatt Lt. Eugene W      
42-28825 P-47D 62 LM-        Crashed Belgium 29 Nov 44 - Lt. Richard B Hale  
42-28834 P-47D 61 HV-H Carter Maj. James R "Jim"   Take-off crash Boxted 18 Dec. 44 - Lt. jack D Hedke  
42-28853 P-47D 63 UN-X       To 354 FG 355 FS 9th AF  
42-28878 P-47D 62 LM-S Smith Lt. Kenneth L   Lost in this 4 February '45 - KIFA - killed bailing out  
42-28910 P-47D 63 UN-I          
42-29120 P-47D 63 UN-           
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          
42-29364 P-47D 63 UN-N Murphy Lt. Randel L Jr "Pat"      
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  
42-74620 P-47D 61 HV-B Kruer Lt. Edward   a/c to Gerick  
42-74620 P-47D 61 HV-M          
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.  
42-74623 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
42-74634 P-47D 63 UN-E       Crashed out of gas at Fowlmere 24 June 1944 - Lt. Alexander B Ferber.  

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