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P-51 Mustang
Group
The 55th Fighter Group were the first P-38 Lightning Group to go fully operational from England. The pilots flew long-range escort missions for bombers flying over occupied Europe and racked up 'kills' of their own by destroying enemy aircraft in...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 55th Fighter Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed at Fere Champenoise in P-51 #4413888
Military site : airfield
Wormingford was a Royal Flying Corps/RAF anti-Zeppelin aircraft Landing Ground First World War, rebuilt for the Eighth Air Force 1942-43. It was a Ninth Air Force base from 1943-44, and home to the 362nd Fighter Group. Switching back to the Eighth Air...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 10 August 1944 |
