UPL 79133

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The 8th USAAF had 11 Tiger Moths loaned by the RAF and generally used as Hacks or light communication aircraft. Most were given to Fighter Groups and the HQ flight at Bovingdon. All but two had gone back to the RAF by the end of 1944. This aircraft is number DE-745 and was attached to the 353rd FG based at Raydon.

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Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth, which Duncan had just crash-landed into the field. 1943-1944.
  • Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
  • Nicknames: Dorothy
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 79th Service Group 15th Station Complement Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (79th Service Group)

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Photo from the personal collection of Robert S. Markham