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media-24381.jpeg UPL 24381 P-51D Gatterdam 20th FG

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Object Number - UPL 24381 - P-51D Gatterdam 20th FG

Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Delynn E Anderson. Re-assigned to Major Richard P Gatterdam. Re-assigned to Capt John K Hollins. Transferred to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

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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

DeLynn Edward Anderson

  • 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

Richard P Gatterdam

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (20th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-791298
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot; Squadron Commanding Officer

John K Hollins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803388
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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E/A Destroyed

Germany 10 April 1945 Me262 destroyed 10-Apr-45. Pilot Capt John K Hollins.

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.

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Transferred

Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK Transferred to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

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