Walter R Hughes | American Air Museum

Walter R Hughes

Military

Flew 40 flights/ had 200 hrs.

Air Medals

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Units served with

Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Brooks III of the 2nd Scouting Force takes eye drops in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang (YF-X, serial number 44-14309) nicknamed "Calamity Jane (Punkin)". Written on slide casing: 'John A Brooks III, 1945. Taking eye drops.'

2nd Scouting Force

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Personnel talk to Lieutenant-Colonel Oscar Coen of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Groupin the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt after a mission over Paris, 15 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'American Thunderbolt fighters are proving a terror to the German pilots (former members of the R.A.F.). Flying their high altitude fast diving fighters, that have accounted for many enemy planes. In the raid over Paris the fighters of this station accounted for 17 down, 5 probables and one damaged. 1

334th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 355th Fighter Group.

355th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group.

357th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

4th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Memphis, Tennessee	5 February 1925

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2017 13:50:53

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:59

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory/self / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia