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Edgar Whitley

Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley Posted to fly P-47s with the 56th Fighter Group in England, ed Whitley was an original cadre member of the 63rd Fighter Squadron. His first combat mission came in April 1943, and another 35 were to follow. He was credited with two air victories, one of which came on 17th August 1943 - the famous Double Strike mission when the 8th Air Force bombed Schweinfurt and Regensberg.



Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley

	The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT	The 56th Fighter Group was led by some of Americas greatest fighter leaders of World War II and was home to many of its leading fighter Aces. Under successive commanders Hub Zemke, Robert Landry and David Schilling, the 56th destroyed more enemy ai......	NOT AVAILABLE
	The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £275.00	The 56th Fighter Group was led by some of Americas greatest fighter leaders of World War II and was home to many of its leading fighter Aces. Under successive commanders Hub Zemke, Robert Landry and David Schilling, the 56th destroyed more enemy ai......
	The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	The 56th Fighter Group was led by some of Americas greatest fighter leaders of World War II and was home to many of its leading fighter Aces. Under successive commanders Hub Zemke, Robert Landry and David Schilling, the 56th destroyed more enemy ai......	NOT AVAILABLE

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley

	Pack 756. Pack of two Thunderbolt aircraft prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £475.00 Saving : £215	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP)
	Pack 757. Pack of two Thunderbolt prints by Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £410.00 Saving : £125	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Thunderbolt Strike by Robert Taylor.
	Pack 760. Pack of two P47 Thunderbolt prints by Robert Taylor and Simon Smith. Pack Price : £360.00 Saving : £160	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Return From Bremen by Simon Smith.
	Pack 761. Pack of two P-47 Thunderbolt prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £570.00 Saving : £250	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Wolfpack by Robert Taylor. (B) Duxford Pair by Ivan Berryman (GS)

Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley

Squadrons for : Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
56th Fighter Group Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 56th Fighter Group	56th Fighter Group Full profile not yet available.
63rd Fighter Squadron Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 63rd Fighter Squadron	63rd Fighter Squadron Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft for : Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley
A list of all aircraft associated with Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Whitley. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Squadron	Info
Thunderbolt Click the name above to see prints featuring Thunderbolt aircraft. Production Began : 1943 Number Built : 15683	Thunderbolt Alexander Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35, which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400 pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47 prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500 pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51 Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943 Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in two different wars

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