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UPL 21580

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2nd Lt Charles 'Butch' Moritz.

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Units

British and American personnel hold up flags at the 496th Fighter Training Group base in Goxhill. Printed caption on reverse: 'P.H.T GREEN COLLECTION PLACE: Goxhill, DATE: 44.'

496th Fighter Training Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A crashed P-51 Mustang (C7-Y, serial number 43-6503) of the 555th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group.

555th Fighter Training Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

People

Charles Richard Moritz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 555th Fighter Training Squadron
Service Numbers: 16031409 / O-701787
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Locations

Aerial photograph of Goxhill airfield looking north west, the control tower and technical site with two T2 hangars and a J-Type hangar is at the bottom, barrack sites are top left, 8 June 1942. Photograph taken on sortie number RAF/UK753. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Goxhill

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 2 May 2016 10:54:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

Sources

http://silksheenphotography.co.uk/s/cc_images/cache_18147594.jpg?t=1360…