390th Fighter Squadron

Squadron

media-395955.jpg FRE 7229 A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Magic Carpet" of the 366th Fighter Group, in the snow. Lt Colonel Harold Holt’s “Magic Carpet” of the 390th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force. On January 1, 1945, green pilot Bob Brulle flew his bosses ride off the primitive runway Y-29 near Asche, Belgium, when the Luftwaffe descended. Operation Bodenplatte, a daring (and foolhardy) plan to disrupt Allied air superiority during the Battle of the Bulge, was underway. Brulle bagged a FW190. Roger Freeman Collection

http://www.ww2incolor.com

Object Number - FRE 7229 - A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Magic Carpet" of the 366th Fighter Group, in the snow. Lt Colonel Harold Holt’s “Magic Carpet” of the 390th...

Connections

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

Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Thruxton

People

Phillips Abbott

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-812348
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Roy J Alldritt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 366th Fighter Group 377th Fighter Squadron 390th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: A0745258
Role/Job: Pilot

James Warren Ayers

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Charles John Carter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-807394
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Jonnny O Crowell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 33551342
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-75412

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron

42-76337

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron

42-8674

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Squirt
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 366th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 390th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date13 Mar 2015 15:45:47

Contributorrossingtonj

Changes

Sources

Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)