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

The 78th Fighter Group

The Duxford Eagles

Station:

Duxford 3 April 1943 to 10 October 1945

Station Callsign:

Rutley

Group Callsign:

Greywall (A Group) to 22 April '44 then Phoenix
Bakehouse (B Group) to 22 April '44 then Slapstick
Boycott (C Group from 23 April '44
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

82nd Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: MX Callsign: Stedman (A Group)
Churchtime (B Group)
to 22 April '44 then:
Surtax (A Group)
Rainbow (B Group)

83rd Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: HL Callsign: Lockyear (A Group)
Cleveland (B Group)
to 22 April '44 then:
Cargo (A Group)
Turquoise (B Group)

84th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: WZ Callsign: Bayland (A Group)
Clinton (B Group) to 22 April '44 then:
Shampoo (A Group)
Spotlight (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
44-11563	P-51K	83	HL-N			Boston Blackie	Reassigned from Lt. Miller
43-25568	P-47D	83	HL-X			Relia
42-75147	P-47D	83	HL-I			Artwork of Varga's "Patriotic Gal"	Reassigned from Gilbert and recoded.
41-6077	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6179	P-47C	82	MX-F
41-6198	P-47C	82	MX-D				Lost 14 May 43 - Capt. Robert E Adamina POW
41-6205	P-47C	84	WZ-G
41-6217	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6218	P-47C	82	MX-Z
41-6219	P-47C	82	MX-C
41-6220	P-47C	82	MX-I
41-6221	P-47C	83	HL-				From 56 FG
41-6223	P-47C	84	WZ-L
41-6228	P-47C	84	WZ-N
41-6240	P-47C	84	WZ-E				Lost 18 Oct 43 - Lt. Franklin B Resseguie Evaded	889
41-6241	P-47C	83	HL-W				Lost 15 April 43 - Lt. Leroy V Dodd KIFA
41-6243	P-47C	84	WZ-K			Cover Girl
41-6243	P-47C	84	WZ-C				From WZ-K
41-6245	P-47C	84	WZ-M				To 495 FTG as VM-A (bar over A)
41-6255	P-47C	82	MX-Q				To 359th FG as CV-O
41-6262	P-47C	83	HL-E				Lost 5 Sept. 1943 - Lt. Willard D Hamilton bailed out near Melbourne
41-6269	P-47C	84	WZ-X
41-6269	P-47C	84	WZ-T
41-6270	P-47C	84	WZ-H
41-6280	P-47C	84	WZ-E
41-6318	P-47C	82	MX-K				Lost 16 May 43 - F/O Charles R Brown POW
41-6332	P-47C	83	HL-				Lost 1 March 43 - Lt. Robert L Ronning KIMAC
41-6333	P-47C	84	WZ-V
41-6335	P-47C	83	HL-A				Re-coded from HL-B Lost 22 Feb 44 - Lt. John H Johnson POW	2669
41-6342	P-47C	82	MX-W
41-6353	P-47C	84	WZ-D				Lost 13 June 43 - Lt. Donald M Marshall POW
41-6363	P-47C	83	HL-K
41-6365	P-47C	82	MX-F
41-6366	P-47C	82	MX-B
41-6367	P-47C	84	WZ-B			Geronimo	See 41-6357
41-6374	P-47C	83	HL-V
41-6377	P-47C	83	HL-U
41-6383	P-47C	84	WZ-S				Lost 20 May 43 - Lt. Richard A Murray KIA
41-6384	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6395	P-47C	84	WZ-
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-H
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-B
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-U
41-6399	P-47C	HQ	WZ-M				Lost 13 Apr 43 - Lt.Col. Joseph E Dickman bailed out. Returned.
41-6409	P-47C	84	WZ-H
41-6415	P-47C	84	WZ-V			Wild Hare
41-6418	P-47C	82	MX-Z
41-6532	P-47C	84	WZ-X
41-6535	P-47C	82	MX-K
41-6540	P-47C	83	HL-A				Lost 30 Dec 43 - F/O James C Eastwood KIA	1862
41-6542	P-47C	82	MX-W			Peter Rabbit
41-6580	P-47C	84	WZ-G
41-6630	P-47C	82	MX-O
42-22463	P-47D	82	MX-J				Lost 29 Jan 44 - F/O Milton H Ramsey Evaded	2121
42-22476	P-47D	82	MX-S			Fortune's Fool	Reassigned as MX-J
42-22476	P-47D	82	MX-J				Crash landed 4 Jan 44 - Lt. Joseph A Scheibler
42-22482	P-47D	83	HL-			5PO	(5PO =Five Pounds) To 353 FG as SX-M
42-22518	P-47D	83	HL-O
42-22518	P-47D	84	WZ-U				To 355 FG as YF-Q
42-22539	P-47D	84	WZ-R
42-22755	P-47D	82	MX-D				Lost 11 Feb 44 - Lt. Donald R Morsch KIA	2295
42-22781	P-47D	83	HL-L				To 353 FG as YJ-P
42-25303	P-47D	84	WZ-J				Lost 10 Sept 44 - Lt. Paul H McKenny POW	8689
42-25306	P-47D	82	MX-Z
42-25318	P-47D	82	MX-P
42-25402	P-47D	83	HL-A
42-25403	P-47D	83	HL-A
42-25406	P-47D	82	MX-Z
42-25524	P-47D	82	MX-				To 356 FG 360 FS
42-25529	P-47D	84	WZ-L				Lost 4 July 44 - Lt. Lonnie L Moseley evaded.	6560
42-25538	P-47D	83	HL-				To 57 FG 12 AF
42-25698	P-47D	84	WZ-F
42-25732	P-47D	82	MX-D
42-25742	P-47D	82	MX-V			Zombie
42-25742	P-47D	83	HL-V			Zombie
42-25742	P-47D	82	MX-O
42-25758	P-47D	83	HL-L				To 365 FG 9AF
42-25837	P-47D	83	HL-K
42-25837	P-47D	83	HL-A
42-25889	P-47D	83	HL-
42-25981	P-47D	84	WZ-Z				Lost 10 June 44 - Lt. Daniel T Loyd KIA	5577
42-25994	P-47D	82	MX-O				Lost 11 May 44 - Lt. Anthony I Kosinski Evaded	4691
42-25996	P-47D	83	HL-I
42-26005	P-47D	82	MX-N			Lady Jane
42-26016	P-47D	83	HL-A				Lost 28 May 44 - Capt. Alwin M Juchheim Jr. POW	5280
42-26025	P-47D	82	MX-R			Tally Ho Chaps
42-26025	P-47D	82	MX-R				Lost 12 May 44 - Lt. Daniel D Hagarty POW	4692
42-26031	P-47D	84	WZ-W				Lost 10 June 44 - Capt. William F Hunt KIA	5578
42-26053	P-47D	83	HL-E				Lost 10 June 44 - Lt. William M McDermott KIMAC
42-26064	P-47D	82	MX-Y				Lost 28 May 44 - Lt. Philip H Hazelett KIA	5028
42-26232	P-47D	83	HL-P
42-26241	P-47D	82	MX-V				To 356 FG as QI-U
42-26241	P-47D	82	MX-V
42-26256	P-47D	82	MX-G				Lost 4 June 44 - Capt. James W Wilkinson KITA
42-26312	P-47D	82	MX-V
42-26353	P-47D	82	MX-			Lady Katherine
42-26455	P-47D	84	WZ-				Lost 9 Nov 44 Lt. William G Kelly KITA
42-26458	P-47D	83	HL-A				Lost 18 Aug 44 - Lt. Jack B Miller KIMAC
42-26472	P-47D	82	MX-I			Prudence V	From 353 FG ex Bill Tanner - name retained. To 56 FG
42-26475	P-47D	82	MX-T

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