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
43-6976	P-51B	83	HL-V			Sonofablitz	w/w squadron hack.
42-106826	P-51B	82	MX-				w/w Hack
42-106826	P-51B	84	WZ-S				w/w Hack
43-12213	P-51B	82	MX-F				w/w Hack
43-6533	P-51B	84	WZ-S				w/w hack
42-27606	P-47D	84	WZ-A				w/w Converted to 2 seater
42-76165	P-47D	83	HL-C				w/w
43-6963	P-51B	82	MX-I				w/w
42-8530	P-47D	82	MX-E	Wesson	Lt. Warren M	Jeanie - V.O.S.	V.O.S. = Victory Over Separation. Reassigned to DeWitt.
44-72325	P-51D	84	WZ-F	Bendorf	Lt. Cyril T		To Switzerland post was as J-2105
44-72381	P-51D	83	HL-				To Switzerland post war as J-2130
44-72709	P-51D	83	HL-A				To Switzerland post war as J-2125
44-63842	P-51D	84	WZ-C	Taylor	Lt. Clyde E	Bonnie	To Switzerland post war as J-2124
44-72481	P-51D	83	HL-R	Spengler	Lt. William B	Buzzin' Cuzzin	To Switzerland Post War as J-2001.
44-64091	P-51D	84	WZ-J				To Sweden post war as 26111
44-72320	P-51D	83	HL-J	Rohm	Lt. Robert F		To Sweden post war as 26066
42-75151	P-47D	82	MX-L				To HQ. 1st Combat Wing - code retained.
41-6361	P-47C	83	HL-A	Cooper	Capt. James	Hellza Poppin'	To HQ 67FW as LC-S
42-26583	P-47D	82	MX-				To 84 FS
44-63279	P-51D	84	WZ-H				To 83rd FS as HL-Z
42-25313	P-47D	84	WZ-N	Ford	Lt. Lester E		To 79 FG 12 AF
42-74690	P-47D	83	HL-J	Juchheim	Capt. Alwin M Jr (Max)		To 5ERS as 5F-J
42-7914	P-47D	83	HL-P	Peal	Capt. Charles M	Miss Norma	To 5ERS
42-25538	P-47D	83	HL-				To 57 FG 12 AF
42-75429	P-47D	84	WZ-S	Oiler	Lt. Frank E	Eileen	To 56th FG as LM-S
42-74634	P-47D	83	HL-D	Dougherty	Capt. Kenneth W		To 56th FG
42-27380	P-47D	82	MX-D				To 56 FG as LM-D
42-28436	P-47D	82	MX-T				To 56 FG
42-8575	P-47D	82	MX-C	Munson	Maj. Norman D	Lady Yvonne	To 56 FG
44-19777	P-47D	82	MX-Q	Bolgert	Lt. Edwin F		To 56 FG
44-19792	P-47D	82	MX-K				To 56 FG
44-19930	P-47D	82	MX-N				To 56 FG
44-19964	P-47D	83	HL-Y				To 56 FG
41-6245	P-47C	84	WZ-M				To 495 FTG as VM-A (bar over A)
44-19720	P-47D	82	MX-A				To 48 FG 492 FS 9th AF as F4-C
42-22459	P-47D	84	WZ-E	Hartman	Lt. George T	Joker	To 406 FG 9th AF
42-76479	P-47D	83	HL-V				To 405 FG, 511 FS 9th AF
42-26551	P-47D	84	WZ-P	Mayo	Col. Benjamin I		To 371 FG 9AF
42-8671	P-47D	82	MX-U	Dunken	Lt. Allen G	Hun Hopper	To 368 FG 9th AF
44-19785	P-47D	83	HL-J				To 366 FG
42-25758	P-47D	83	HL-L				To 365 FG 9AF
42-8620	P-47D	82	MX-F				To 36 FG 9th AF
41-6255	P-47C	82	MX-Q				To 359th FG as CV-O
42-7894	P-47D	84	WZ-Q	Saffold	Capt. Paul W	Rebel	To 359 FG 370 FS as CS-L
42-28651	P-47D	83	HL-S				To 358 FG 9AF
42-75552	P-47D	83	HL-N				To 356 FG as QI-X
42-26241	P-47D	82	MX-V				To 356 FG as QI-U
42-8608	P-47D	83	HL-B				To 356 FG as QI-B
42-8630	P-47D	84	WZ-S				To 356 FG as QI-A
42-26563	P-47D	83	HL-B				To 356 FG as PI-W
42-8502	P-47D	82	MX-K				To 356 FG as PI-W
42-8471	P-47D	82	MX-C	Baker	Lt. Robert L	Squint	To 356 FG as OC-A
42-7886	P-47D	84	WZ-P				To 356 FG 361 FS as QI-Z
42-25524	P-47D	82	MX-				To 356 FG 360 FS
42-22518	P-47D	84	WZ-U				To 355 FG as YF-Q
42-7944	P-47D	83	HL-V	Shepard	Lt. Thomas W	Topper	To 355 FG
44-63695	P-51D	84	WZ-O				To 354 FG 9th AF as GQ-J
44-63714	P-51D	84	WZ-T				To 354 FG 9th AF as GQ-F
42-74716	P-47D	84	WZ-O				To 353rd FG
42-8628	P-47D	84	WZ-R				To 353 FG as YJ-T
42-22781	P-47D	83	HL-L				To 353 FG as YJ-P
42-8602	P-47D	84	WZ-K				To 353 FG as YJ-E
44-19562	P-47D	83	HL-G				To 353 FG as LH-N
42-8619	P-47D	82	MX-M	Martinez	Capt. Manuel S		To 353 FG
41-6391	P-47C	82	MX-Y	Graff	Lt. Warren E		Shot down in this a/c 30 July 43 - Evaded	135
41-6382	P-47C	83	HL-C	McTaggart	Capt. Elmer E	Green Hornet	Shot down in this a/c 14 May 43 Evaded
42-74753	P-47D	84	WZ-J	Brown	Maj. Quince L	Okie	Serial given incorrectly in A8
44-72218	P-51D	84	WZ-I	Landers	Col. John D "Firewall, Big Ass"	Big Beautiful Doll	Serial given incorrectly as 44-72258 in MA
42-75402	P-47D	83	HL-A				See 42-25402
43-25297	P-47D	84	WZ-D				See 42-25297	9162
41-6357	P-47C	84	WZ-B	Irvin	Maj. John D	Geronimo	See 41-6367
41-6367	P-47C	84	WZ-B			Geronimo	See 41-6357
44-72481	P-51D	83	HL-R	Barnaby	Capt. Harold T		Replacement for 44-63285
44-63198	P-51D	82	MX-A				Recoded to MX-A
42-8505	P-47D	82	MX-E				Recoded to MX-K

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