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44-63204

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Units

The insignia of the 55th Fighter Group.

55th Fighter Group

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

862nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-63204

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: And Jeff
Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

Locations

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Mission

Two airmen of the 398th Bomb Group examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress.

8th Air Force 932

Date: 8 April 1945

Revisions

Date: 22 Jun 2017 15:22:34

Contributorterveurn

ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, place associations and mission associations

Sources

from aaf accident report