Keywords: RAF Debden - 4 FG pilot with Mascott.jpg en Lieutenant Howard Hively of the 335th Fighter Squadron 4th Fighter Group with his dog mascot Duke and a P-47 Thunderbolt at Debden 1 October 1943 Passed for publication 1 Oct 1943 Handwritten caption on reverse '1/10/43 Lt Howard Hively aged 28 4TFO ' 'Printed caption on reverse MASCOT WELCOMES THUNDERBOLT PILOT Associated Press Photo show Duke Police dog mascot of a P-47 Thunderbolt Squadron in England playfully tugs at a glove of Lt Howard D Deacon Hively 28 of Athens Chic after the pilot had landed his fighter after a mission over enemy territory The U S Eighth Air Force pilot is credited with destroying one FW-190 AKP/LFS 261023 1943 http //www americanairmuseum com/media/7956 United States Army Air Forces other versions PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard RAF Debden Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 4th Fighter Group United States Army Air Forces |