485th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
A line of P-51 Mustangs, formerly of the 370th Fighter Group, 485th Fighter Squadron ('7F') and 402nd Fighter Squadron ('E6') in Fürth at 1948, assigned to head to Sweden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1948. Furth For Sweden. Tage Danielsson. 370th F.G., 485th F.S., 9th Air Force.' media-458006.jpg FRE 10248 A line of P-51 Mustangs, formerly of the 370th Fighter Group, 485th Fighter Squadron ('7F') and 402nd Fighter Squadron ('E6') in Fürth at 1948, assigned to head to Sweden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1948. Furth For Sweden. Tage Danielsson. 370th F.G., 485th F.S., 9th Air Force.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 10248 - A line of P-51 Mustangs, formerly of the 370th Fighter Group, 485th Fighter Squadron ('7F') and 402nd Fighter Squadron ('E6') in Fürth at 1948,...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Andover

People

Paul J Sabo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Group 485th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-496142
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander

Carleton E Thompson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 370th Fighter Group 485th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Maurice Arthur Vikse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 370th Fighter Group 485th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19040999 / O-773897
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-23670

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 370th Fighter Group 485th Fighter Squadron

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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / 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)

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