Squadron
Second Lieutenant Robert W. Ward, 361st Fighter Group
Lt. Jimmy C Wright, 376th Fighter Squadron, P-51D 44-14165 E9-Q “Small Fry IV”.
Lt Jimmie Wright 376th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14165 E9-Q "Small Fry IV".
Lt John B Bricker 376th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106638 E9-B "Eva".
P-47D 42-22784 E9-C 376FS, 361FG, 8AF Bottisham Lt Col Roy B Caviness.
1st Lt John M Bentley 376FS, 361FG, 8AF.
Nice in-flight shot of P-51B 42-106945 E9-V of 376th Fighter Squadron. The assigned pilot is currently unknown but this a/c was involved in a taxiing accident on 11th May 1944 at Bottisham with Lt.Col. Roswell Freedman at the controls. At some point during its service as E9-V it bore the nickname “Smokey”. The photos were taken from a B-24 of the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Squadron by the late Sgt. Bernard Terry.
"8th AAF P-51 Mustang queue up on their English-based airfield before taking off on a long-range bomber escort mission. Note auxiliary tanks installed under each wing of the battle dressed Mustang. 376th Fighter Squadron, 361 Fighter Group." Identifiable A/C - 42-106707 "Sleepy Time Gal", 42-106945 "Smokey", 42-106944 "Flying Jeanie III", 43-7040. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06020-52351AC.
Lt. William R. Young, 376th Fighter Squadron, with his crew chief and P-51 Mustang E9-Y 'Sweet Sue II' serial no. 44-15024. Little Walden, Essex, spring/ summer 1945. Museum object reference no. BAM_0444
Lt. Jimmie Wright. 376th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14165 E9-Q "Small Fry IV". Jimmie pictured her with his crew chief, name at present unknown.
Group
The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The...
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| Based | Bottisham |
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 496FTG 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Was flying on 27-Sep-44, when the 445th BG lost 25 bombers on the Kassel raid. Squadron established record score on this day also. 3 damaged- 2 x Fw190, 1 x Bf109. ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 Bronze Star).
Military | Flight Officer | Fighter Pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Military | First Lieutenant | Assistant Engineering Officer | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Staff Sergeant. Assistant Engineering Officer. As a Master Sergeant, received a field promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, later promoted to 1st Lieutenant. End of War.
Awards: DSC, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | 361st Fighter Group
Military | Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot, Pilot | 355th Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Fritzlar A/D mid air collision with P-47 flown by Lt Robert O Comstock shearing off the rear fuselage near the supercharger. Baled out of P-47 42-22756...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Trained as gunner, joined glider pilot program, and then assigned to Air Cadet training. Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached Service with 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Re-assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF....
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot / Flight Commander | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 5 x kills, including 3 x Fw190's in a day. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
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Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 4 kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 361st Fighter Group
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to Lt. Victor E. Bocquin and shared by 2Lt. Leo H. Lamb who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
Assigned 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Walter Baron. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Rechlin, Gemany. Aborted near Rostock with engine running roughly and made for Sweden. Interned in Sweden....
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area support to Wessel bounced by Me109's and shot down 17-Sep-44. Lt Woodrow W Glover KIA MACR 9011.
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51 Mustang
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| 09 April 2015 21:10:32 | EMBLEMHUNTER | Changes to media associations |
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my photo |
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| 13 March 2015 16:21:37 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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Type added. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:48 | 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 / 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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