Foy Edward Higginbottom

Military
Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945. media-377536.jpg FRE 293 Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 293 - Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th...

Bud Higginbottom served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group.



Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Thrupny Bit
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Bill Davis and a pilot of the 78th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bill Davis on right.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, MI, USA 4 December 1921

Died

20 March 2015

Based

Duxford Exact dates not yet known
Powder Springs, GA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added service number from a duplicate entry. Source: Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Changed 'Foy D' to 'Foy Edward' from obituary source: http://georgiafuneralcare.com/foy-higginbottom/

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133

Foy Edward Higginbottom: Gallery (4 items)