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
41-6077	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6179	P-47C	82	MX-E	Brower	Lt. Robert F		Crash landed 19 Aug 43 - Lt. Robert F Brower uninjured
41-6179	P-47C	82	MX-F
41-6188	P-47C	82	MX-U	Herrick	Lt. John		Lost in this a/c 26 Nov 43 - POW	1441
41-6198	P-47C	82	MX-D				Lost 14 May 43 - Capt. Robert E Adamina POW
41-6217	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6218	P-47C	82	MX-G	Spalding	Lt. Robert P	Ranny	Lost 15 May 1943 - Lt. Jack S Sandmeier KIA
41-6218	P-47C	82	MX-Z
41-6219	P-47C	82	MX-A	Adamina	Capt. Robert E	Ajax / Rocket Jo	reassigned to May
41-6219	P-47C	82	MX-A	May	Capt. William E	May Day	reassigned
41-6219	P-47C	82	MX-C
41-6220	P-47C	82	MX-I
41-6222	P-47C	82	MX-W	Jackson	Lt. Dixie G	Mud Creeker	Named from the muddy creek at his ranch at Ringling, OK. Lost in this a/c 14 July 43 KIA	35
41-6249	P-47C	82	MX-H	Eby	Maj. Robert	Vee Gaile	Named for baby daughter Vivian Gaile. Lost 10 Feb 44 - Lt. Donald E Ludwig KIA	2160
41-6252	P-47C	82	MX-N	Hegman	Lt. William T	Bee Ware
41-6255	P-47C	82	MX-Q				To 359th FG as CV-O
41-6266	P-47C	82	MX-T	Lamb	Lt. John T	Buzz
41-6318	P-47C	82	MX-K				Lost 16 May 43 - F/O Charles R Brown POW
41-6341	P-47C	82	MX-Y	Graff	Lt. Warren E
41-6342	P-47C	82	MX-W
41-6345	P-47C	82	MX-R	Hewitt	Maj. Richard A	Miss Tibbie
41-6365	P-47C	82	MX-F
41-6366	P-47C	82	MX-B
41-6379	P-47C	82	MX-M	Van Dyk	Lt. Warren V	Queen Mu	Named for his wife Muriel.
41-6380	P-47C	82	MX-G	Spalding	Lt. Robert P	Ranny Mark II	Named for his wife.
41-6384	P-47C	82	MX-
41-6391	P-47C	82	MX-Y	Graff	Lt. Warren E		Shot down in this a/c 30 July 43 - Evaded	135
41-6391	P-47C	82	MX-P	Peterson	Lt.Col. Arman	Flagari	Named for hometown - Flagstaff AZ
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-H
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-B
41-6396	P-47C	82	MX-U
41-6418	P-47C	82	MX-Z
41-6535	P-47C	82	MX-I	Webb	Lt. Calvin		Lost in this a/c 1 April 44 - KIA	3526
41-6535	P-47C	82	MX-K
41-6542	P-47C	82	MX-W	Oberhansly	Lt.Col. Jack J	Iron Ass
41-6542	P-47C	82	MX-W			Peter Rabbit
41-6618	P-47C	82	MX-Z	Dayhuff	Maj. Harry J	Hun Ram-Er / Mackie	Mackie named for his wife Maxine
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
42-22467	P-47D	82	MX-Y	Neel	Lt. William F		Lost in this a/c 24 Jan 44 KIA	2113
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
42-22755	P-47D	82	MX-D				Lost 11 Feb 44 - Lt. Donald R Morsch KIA	2295
42-25306	P-47D	82	MX-Z
42-25318	P-47D	82	MX-P
42-25406	P-47D	82	MX-Z
42-25524	P-47D	82	MX-				To 356 FG 360 FS
42-25732	P-47D	82	MX-D
42-25742	P-47D	82	MX-V			Zombie
42-25742	P-47D	82	MX-O
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

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