65th Fighter Wing
WingIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-17938
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
Connections
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Debden | 4 June 1943 |
Based |
Saffron Walden | 17 June 1943 |
Established |
Elveden Hall | 1 September 1945 |
Based |
Troston | 21 October 1945 - 21 November 1945 |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 479th Fighter Group 490th Bomb Group 436th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (490th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-763288
- Role/Job: Intelligence Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-814743
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1575059
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-22623
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 multi-engine/Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 327th Signal Company
- Service Numbers: 33929616
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Signal Corps
Aircraft
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)