Vincent P Gordon

Military
media-31056.jpeg UPL 31056 Capt Vince Gordon 55th FG J Cook photo collection and archives

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Object Number - UPL 31056 - Capt Vince Gordon 55th FG

Flight leader 343rd FS 55th FG Oct 1944 - July 1945

4 aircraft destroyed by strafing + 5 damaged

P-51D s/n 44-14348 CY+P "Lady Val"

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Glen W Cox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18051149
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: aircraft crew chief 750

Aircraft

44-14348

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lady Val
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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JCook Photo Collection & Archives

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster

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Object number: UPL 31056 - Capt Vince Gordon 55th FG