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
42-26475	P-47D	82	MX-T
42-26512	P-47D	82	MX-N				Lost 13 Aug 44 - Lt. Billy V Smith KIFA
42-26535	P-47D	82	MX-E
42-26536	P-47D	83	HL-M				Lost 6 July 44 - Lt. Robert E Mullins KIA	6699
42-26540	P-47D	84	WZ-W
42-26563	P-47D	83	HL-B				To 356 FG as PI-W
42-26583	P-47D	82	MX-				To 84 FS
42-26583	P-47D	84	WZ-T				Lost 5 July 44 Lt. William Newton III KIA	6561
42-26588	P-47D	82	MX-Z				Crashed UK 1July 44 - Lt. Fred I Sharp
42-26615	P-47D	84	WZ-X			My Body
42-26623	P-47D	83	HL-E				Lost 22 June 44 - Lt. Ollie E Gibbs Jr. KITA
42-26630	P-47D	82	MX-H				Force landed 25 June 44 - Lt. Ebey. Transferred to 356 FG
42-26633	P-47D	82	MX-E
42-26635	P-47D	82	MX-E			Top Hat (Picture)
42-26638	P-47D	82	MX-R
42-26676	P-47D	82	MX-C
42-27370	P-47D	82	MX-
42-27370	P-47D	83	HL-R
42-27370	P-47D	83	HL-R
42-27378	P-47D	82	MX-K
42-27380	P-47D	82	MX-V
42-27380	P-47D	82	MX-D				To 56 FG as LM-D
42-27605	P-47D	82	MX-R
42-27606	P-47D	82	MX-A				2 seater
42-27606	P-47D	84	WZ-A				w/w Converted to 2 seater
42-27781	P-47D	83	HL-L
42-28408	P-47D	HQ	HL-X				Lost 28 Aug 44 - Lt.Col. Olin E Gilbert Evaded	8308
42-28436	P-47D	82	MX-T				To 56 FG
42-28518	P-47D	83	HL-S
42-28566	P-47D	82	MX-X
42-28648	P-47D	84	WZ-H
42-28651	P-47D	83	HL-S				To 358 FG 9AF
42-28660	P-47D	84	WZ-F			Butch
42-28689	P-47D	83	HL-
42-28805	P-47D	82	MX-J
42-74650	P-47D	82	MX-Z				Crash landed UK 13 Aug 44
42-74650	P-47D	82	MX-Z
42-74683	P-47D	82	MX-				Lost 10 Dec 43 - Lt. Melvin R Wright KITA
42-74694	P-47D	84	WZ-G
42-74705	P-47D	83	HL-B
42-74716	P-47D	84	WZ-B
42-74716	P-47D	84	WZ-O				To 353rd FG
42-74723	P-47D	84	WZ-X
42-74733	P-47D	82	MX-N
42-74753	P-47D	84	WZ-V				Re-coded from WZ-J
42-74753	P-47D	84	WZ-Y				Recoded from WZ-V
42-74783	P-47D	82	MX-B
42-74863	P-47D	82	MX-D
42-75115	P-47D	84	WZ-H
42-75128	P-47D	82	MX-R
42-75133	P-47D	83	HL-
42-75151	P-47D	82	MX-L				To HQ. 1st Combat Wing - code retained.
42-75182	P-47D	83	HL-W
42-75204	P-47D	82	MX-B
42-75204	P-47D	82	MX-L
42-75204	P-47D	82	MX-F
42-75243	P-47D	82	MX-B				Lost 10 Sept 44 - Lt. William O Lacy KIA	8561
42-75402	P-47D	83	HL-A				See 42-25402
42-75403	P-47D	83	HL-O				Lost in MAC 5 June 44 - Lt. Jack B Miller bailed safely
42-75429	P-47D	84	WZ-B				Re-coded to WZ-S
42-75526	P-47D	84	WZ-
42-75540	P-47D	84	WZ-
42-75550	P-47D	83	HL-O
42-75551	P-47D	82	MX-M				Lost 18 Sept 44 - Lt. Richard C Snyder POW	9001
42-75552	P-47D	83	HL-N				To 356 FG as QI-X
42-75559	P-47D	83	HL-K
42-75561	P-47D	82	MX-I
42-75571	P-47D	82	MX-
42-75591	P-47D	82	MX-B			Millie B
42-75602	P-47D	82	MX-E
42-75871	P-47D	84	WZ-
42-76131	P-47D	82	MX-Q				Lost 11 May 44 - Lt. Richard D Steele Evaded	4693
42-76165	P-47D	83	HL-C				w/w
42-76221	P-47D	83	HL-Y
42-76318	P-47D	82	MX-W				Lost 28 May 44 - Lt. William S Orvis Jr. KIA	5026
42-76412	P-47D	84	WZ-V				Lost 15 April 44 - F/O Joseph W Mundy KIA	3902
42-76473	P-47D	82	MX-Y				Lost 5 June 44 - Lt. John C Steinwedel KIA	5499
42-76474	P-47D	83	HL-O				Lost 15 April 44 - Lt. Martin G O'Connell Jr. KIFA
42-76479	P-47D	83	HL-V				To 405 FG, 511 FS 9th AF
42-76486	P-47D	83	HL-J				Lost 6 Sept 44 - Lt. George Rich POW	8562
42-76505	P-47D	83	HL-V				Lost 10 June 44 - Maj. Donald W McLeod Evaded	5582
42-76510	P-47D	83	HL-M				Lost in MAC - Lt. Francis J Kochanek bailed safely
42-76512	P-47D	83	HL-T				Lost 6 Sept 44 - Lt. Percy Bingham - Evaded	8563
42-76547	P-47D	82	MX-X				Lost 10 June 44 - Lt. Robert L Baker KIA	5617
42-76557	P-47D	82	MX-T
42-76584	P-47D	84	WZ-H				Lost in this a/c 6 Aug 44 F/O Gene T Cummings POW	7451
42-7882	P-47D	83	HL-H			Sabotage Jr.
42-7886	P-47D	84	WZ-P				To 356 FG 361 FS as QI-Z
42-7888	P-47D	82	MX-V
42-7899	P-47D	84	WZ-H			El Bango	(later became J )
42-7906	P-47D	83	HL-R				Lost 30 March 44 - Lt. Albert B Werder KIA	3461
42-7923	P-47D	82	MX-D				Recoded
42-7963	P-47D	83	HL-T			Dawson County Nebraska (Pres. A/C)	Lost 11 Feb 44 - F/O Archie F Daniels KIFA
42-7965	P-47D	84	WZ-
42-7983	P-47D	83	HL-W				Lost 6 March 44 - F/O Edward J Downey KIA	2974
42-7986	P-47D	84	WZ-S
42-7998	P-47D	82	MX-G
42-8375	P-47D	84	WZ-A
42-8471	P-47D	82	MX-X
42-8476	P-47D	82	MX-X			Little Demon	From 353 F/G. Crashed March 44 - Lt. Estel Ulerick severely burned on test flight

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