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
42-25994	P-47D	82	MX-O				Lost 11 May 44 - Lt. Anthony I Kosinski Evaded	4691
42-26005	P-47D	82	MX-N			Lady Jane
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
42-26064	P-47D	82	MX-Y				Lost 28 May 44 - Lt. Philip H Hazelett KIA	5028
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
42-26314	P-47D	82	MX-F	Clark	Capt. Charles R		Lost in this a/c 2 Aug 44 - POW	7718
42-26317	P-47D	82	MX-U	Kuehner	Lt. Richard S		Lost in this a/c 10 June 44 - KIA	5616
42-26330	P-47D	82	MX-H	Eby	Maj. Robert	Vee Gaile III	Lost 17 Sept 44 - Capt. Donald C Hart - Returned
42-26333	P-47D	82	MX-Q	Beck	Lt. Harold	Hun Buster	Lost 10 Aug 44 - Lt. Louis A Dicks Jr. KIA	7774
42-26353	P-47D	82	MX-			Lady Katherine
42-26387	P-47D	82	MX-W	Bosworth	Lt. Robert R	Miss Behave
42-26446	P-47D	82	MX-I	Hodges	Lt. Benjamin H		Lost in this a/c 20 June 44 - KIA	5943
42-26461	P-47D	82	MX-V	Morris	Lt. Harold J		Lost in this a/c 26 July 44 - KIA	6844
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-Y	Conner	Lt.Col. Richard E
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
42-26583	P-47D	82	MX-				To 84 FS
42-26585	P-47D	82	MX-K	Kinsolving	Lt. James E		Lost 26 Aug 44 - Lt. Wilbur Coss Jr. Evaded	8537
42-26588	P-47D	82	MX-Z				Crashed UK 1July 44 - Lt. Fred I Sharp
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
42-26671	P-47D	82	MX-X	Mayo	Col. Benjamin I	No Guts - No Glory	Mayo also with 84 F/S. Lost 19 July 44 - Maj. Norman D Munson KIA	6784
42-26676	P-47D	82	MX-C
42-27297	P-47D	82	MX-V	Eggleston	Lt. Troy L		Lost in this a/c 26 Nov 44 - KIA	10544
42-27339	P-47D	82	MX-S	Myers	Lt.Col. Joseph
42-27339	P-47D	82	MX-S	Turley	Lt. Grant M
42-27370	P-47D	82	MX-
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
42-27607	P-47D	82	MX-G	Stark	Lt. Richard D		Lost in this a/c 3 Sept 44 - POW	8548
42-28422	P-47D	82	MX-O	Lamb	Capt. Huie H Jr.		Huie did not get 'round to naming his P-47
42-28436	P-47D	82	MX-T				To 56 FG
42-28455	P-47D	82	MX-L	Nelson	Lt. Lawrence "Larry" W	The Flying Falcon	Named from a High School Group "The Falcons".
42-28566	P-47D	82	MX-X
42-28740	P-47D	82	MX-P	Mattern	Lt. James
42-28798	P-47D	82	MX-M	Keatley	Capt. Ivan H	Cutie / Ivan The Terrible
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

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