6th Fighter Wing
Wing
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UPL 17344
2nd Lt John Woods [O-795010] 551st FTS, 495FTG, 8th AF, killed in flying accident [KIFA, DNB] when Spitfire AD564 stalled and nosed in at Atcham/Sta 342, England. 26-5-43.
Pictured here, possibly at Napier Field, Dothan, AL, USA, where he was awarded his wings and commissioned Dec 42.
Pictured here, possibly at Napier Field, Dothan, AL, USA, where he was awarded his wings and commissioned Dec 42.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 79th Service Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Connections
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Established |
7 June 1942 | |
Based |
Bushey Hall | 16 August 1942 |
Based |
Atcham | 24 August 1942 - 13 September 1943 |
Other Disbanded |
13 September 1943 |
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
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16035377 / O-661174
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing Headquarters Squadron (6th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-399769
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 495th Fighter Training Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11041631 / O-792792
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885171
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing Headquarters (6th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: T190615
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing Headquarters Squadron (6th Fighter Wing) 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Powers Girl
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Aircraft Type: Master
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing
- Aircraft Type: Master
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 52nd Fighter Group 2nd Photographic Technical Squadron
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia