496th Fighter Training Group
Group
Activated as 496th Fighter Training Group on 11 December 1943 at Greencastle by VIII Composite Command.
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42-67297
P-38 Lightning
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A P-38 Lightning (B9-A, serial number 42-67297) of the 496th Fighter Training Group in flight.
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A P-38 Lightning (B9-A, serial number 42-67297) of the 496th Fighter Training Group prepares to land.
Service
Units
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554th Fighter Training Squadron
Squadron
Places
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Goxhill
Military site : airfield
Goxhill opened in June 1941 as an RAF Bomber Command airfield, before being handed over to RAF Fighter Command in December. The Eighth Air Force took ownership in August 1942, and used the airfield, which they quickly dubbed 'Goat Hill' for operational...
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 August 2015 20:48:43 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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Chris Brassfield |
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