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| USAAF 5th AF 348th FG 340th FS |
Aircraft History Built by Republic. At the factory, painted with olive drab upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D Thunderbolt serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 348th Fighter Group (348th FG), 340th Fighter Squadron (340th FS) "Minutemen". Assigned to William O. Carter, Jr. who nicknamed the aircraft "Carter's Li'l Pill" in white on both the left and right sides of the engine cowling. This was the second plane with same nickname. The first was P-47D "Carter's Li'l Pill" 42-8066 force landed October 1, 1943. This plane operated from Saidor Airfield between April 5, 1944–August 30, 1944 then Wakde Airfield between May 26, 1944–August 24, 1944. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. Relatives William Otto Carter, III (son of William Otto Carter, Jr.) "My father had five different planes during his wartime service. His two planes were named "Carter's Lil' Pill", named after a popular "regularity" medicine which was popular back then." References Thanks to Otto Carter, III for additional information Contribute
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