43-28404 Kentucky Kernel Soar / Assie II

Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

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People

Captain Delynn Anderson of the 20th Fighter Group, with bicycle, in front of P-38 Lightning, at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15066294 / O-431370
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
Three airmen of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Soar Lassie II". Handwritten on slide:"Soar Lassie 79/20fgIM 11 9b J Ilfrey"
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756480
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-753687
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-763338
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK 12 April 1944 Force landed Cat 4 damage 12-May 44 - Lt. Albert S Learned.

Crashed

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK 14 July 1944 Landing Accident due to Weather Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Keith C Price, 14-Jul-44. 79FS 20FG 8AF

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA Built at Lockheed.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.