John Henry
Military | Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 339th Fighter Group
John B Henry served as a pilot with the 339th Fighter Group. He flew P-51 'San Antone Rose'. Completed tour of duty April 11, 1945.
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In the years before deployment to the UK, the Group had been designated as a Bombardment Group (Dive) and trained in A-24 and A-25 dive-bombers and P-39 Airacobras. When, in April 1944, they joined the Eighth Air Force in Britain though, the pilots were expected to fly P-51 Mustangs, an aircraft they had no or little experience flying. The Group learnt fast and recorded the highest claims of air and ground enemy aircraft victories in the space of one year. The 339th was also the only Group to claim over 100 ground strafing victories on two occasions: 105 on 4 April 1935 and 118 on 11 April 1945.
Military | Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 339th Fighter Group
John B Henry served as a pilot with the 339th Fighter Group. He flew P-51 'San Antone Rose'. Completed tour of duty April 11, 1945.
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot; Group Commander | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill [Air], 8 x destroyed [Grd]. Completed tour of duty.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Based | Fowlmere | 5 April 1944 – 10 October 1945 |
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ammunition Handler | 339th Fighter Group
Staff Sergeant Thomas Abadessa, from Jamestown NY, served as an ammunition handler with the 339th Fighter Group at Fowlmere, England.
Military | Sergeant | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Corporal | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Private First Class | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Sergeant | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Master Sergeant | Radar/Radio operator | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | 339th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | 339th Fighter Group
Military | Private First Class | 339th Fighter Group
P-51 Mustang
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24 December 2019 07:28:09 | SOLIDKREATE | Changes to nicknames |
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26 February 2015 16:14:00 | rossingtonj | Changes to mission associations and stations |
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Associated with Fowlmere village |
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26 February 2015 15:35:49 | rossingtonj | Changes to mission associations and stations |
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Fowlmere dates from and to updated. |
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07 February 2015 18:02:22 | rossingtonj | Changes to insignia, commanding officers associations and mission associations |
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339th Fighter Group website: http://www.339thfg.com |
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07 February 2015 16:44:20 | rossingtonj | Changes to type, aircraft types, mission associations and stations |
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339th Fighter Group memorial at Fowlmere airfield. |
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27 September 2014 18:42:45 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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) |