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404th Fighter Group

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A unit history of the 404th Fighter Group is available online as a pdf:
http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf

Commanding officers

  • Carroll McColpin

    Military | Major General | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
    Major General Carroll McColpin was from Buffalo, New York. Born in 1914, he began flying at the age of 14. As a high school boy he built his own plane and taught himself to fly. He became aware that Britain was fighting to repel the Germans in their...

  • John Murphy

    Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander/Group Commander | 365th Fighter Group
    Lieutenant General John Richard Murphy is chief of staff, United Nations Command, and Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces Korea, with headquarters in Seoul, Korea. ...

Structure

Part of
Encompassing
Previously was
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Became
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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Winkton 4 April 1944 – 6 July 1944
Based Chipelle 6 July 1944 – 29 August 1944
Based Bretigny 29 August 1944 – 13 September 1944
Based Juvincourt 13 September 1944 – 1 October 1944
Based St Trond 1 October 1944 – 30 March 1945
Based Kelz 30 March 1945 – 15 July 1945
Based Fritzlar 12 April 1945 – 23 June 1945

Connections

People

  • William Abraham

    Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Wayne Anacker

    Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Duane Ash

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
    Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel

  • John Boland

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Edward Botte

    Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Aircraft Mechanic | 404th Fighter Group

  • Harold Buelow

    Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Barton Christopher

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Robert Colwell

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

  • Max Conn

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
    Credited with two enemy aircraft destroyed.

  • Buford Courtney

    Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group

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Aircraft

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Citations

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Air Force
9th
Type
Combat
Type category
Fighter
Nicknames

Tin Hornets

Motto
Igne Ferroque Hostem Armatum Contere
Insignia
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Aircraft used
  • P-47 Thunderbolt

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
26 December 2020 23:58:01 466thHistorian Changes to commanding officers associations
Sources

added connection to John Murphy
Date Contributor Update
13 May 2018 21:39:10 Nixcompris12422 Changes to media associations
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Family photos
Date Contributor Update
03 May 2018 18:02:42 Nixcompris12422 Changes to media associations
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Nixcompris
Date Contributor Update
03 May 2018 17:59:52 Nixcompris12422 Changes to media associations
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Nixcompris
Date Contributor Update
01 May 2018 14:25:13 Lucy May Changes to description
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http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf
Date Contributor Update
01 February 2017 15:21:57 general ira snapsorter Changes to stations
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Stations added with details from:
- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
- http://www.ixengineercommand.com/airfields/physical.php
Date Contributor Update
08 November 2015 13:30:05 Hendrik Schoebrechts Changes to stations
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem
Date Contributor Update
08 November 2015 13:19:40 Hendrik Schoebrechts Changes to commanding officers associations and stations
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem
Date Contributor Update
22 August 2015 05:40:27 466thHistorian Changes to stations
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Battle Colors, Volume III - Robert A. Watkins
Date Contributor Update
15 July 2015 13:49:40 tjms50 Changes to nicknames
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TW James
Date Contributor Update
07 February 2015 12:44:06 Hendrik Schoebrechts Changes to type, motto and aircraft types
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:45 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

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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