John W Crump
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August 1944-EOW; 77 missions, 311 hrs; /Wild Bill/ PA47D-22-RE PI-W 42-26322 /Jackie/; P-5ID-15 NA PI-W 44á15056 /Jackie/
Class of 44-B; primary at Bruce Field, Ballinger TX; basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo TX; advanced at Moore Field, Mission TX; at MH 7/44 to 5/45; flew both P-47s & P-51s in 77 missions for 311 combat hours; owned 'Jeep', the coyote who flew 5 missions; in the Reserves; flew for airlines & in air shows; recalled in '48 for Berlin Airlift; survived 2 crash landings & mid-air collisions; instructed airshow aerobatics; led formation of C-124s around the world in 1954; was in Korea & Vietnam; became an Aerobatic Competency Evaluator for the FAA; retired as Lt. Col.
DFC/ AM w 7 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Golden Medal of Vasa from Sweden
1 on Ground
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19092375 / O-711900
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron 3rd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Service Numbers: 19166967 / O-711944
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group
- Role/Job: Mascot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818410
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Jackie
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 July 1924 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / self