Fred E Farington Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 20650 - 1st Lt Fred E Farington 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF 28 September 1944 - End Of War - 65 x combat missions, 1 x Victory.
Post War: - Flight Instructor during the Korean War.
Owner/operator aerial agricultural application and flight instruction business, Humboldt, NE.
Airport Manager, Auburn, Nebraska Municipal Airport.
1983 - Built/operated open cockpit Contiplane II N50FF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Skippy
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Falls City, NE 68355, USA | 17 December 1942 | Born 17 December 1920 Falls City, Nebraska. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 September 1944 | 28 September 1944 - EOW 65 combat missions. |
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Died |
Auburn, NE 68305, USA | 5 February 1998 | Died 5 February 1998 Auburn, Nebraska. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1st Lt. |
Revisions
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
