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

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