P-47D-11-RE Sno 42-75429 WZ*S ‘Eileen‘ of the 84th Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air force flown by 1st Lt Frank Oiler based at Duxford, England in early Summer 1944.
1st Lt Frank Oiler finished his tour with 73 missions and three hundred hours of combat flight time. Oiler spent 53 of those missions in the P-47 Thunderbolt. He flew and additional 20 missions in P-51's and was credited with one aerial and three ground victories.
1st Lt Frank Oiler finished his tour with 73 missions and three hundred hours of combat flight time. Oiler spent 53 of those missions in the P-47 Thunderbolt. He flew and additional 20 missions in P-51's and was credited with one aerial and three ground victories.