Barton M Russell

Military

Object Number - UPL 28088 - Col Barton Russell CO 20th FG

20th FG Commanding Officer Jan 17, 143 to March 2, 1944.
Served with the 20th FG from 1937 thru 1943.
11 Combat missions 1/2 FW-190 destroyed air.
CO 51st FIW 1953-55

1/2 kill (ME109)

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Airmen of the 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Black Barney."

42-67888

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Black Barney
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

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Date12 Dec 2018 14:03:56
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date20 May 2017 01:54:14
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JCook Photo Collection & Archives

Date20 May 2017 01:45:55
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JCook Photo Collection and Archives

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:19
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Barton M Russell: Gallery (8 items)

Airmen of the 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Black Barney."

Object number: FRE 2413 - Airmen of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter...

Major Nathaniel B. Blanton, Major Robert Montgomery and Major David R. McGovern of the 20th Fighter Group stand with bicycle in front of P-38 Lightning at Kings Cliffe air base, while Lieutenant-Colonel Barton M. Russell, the Group's Commanding Officer, takes a photograph, 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 Europea

Object number: FRE 71 - Major Nathaniel B. Blanton, Major Robert...

Colonel Barton M. Russell of the 20th Fighter Group at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: Picture shows:- Close-up of Col. B.M. Russell, Billings, Montana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 52a-11.'

Object number: FRE 74 - Colonel Barton M. Russell of the 20th Fighter...

Colonel Barton M. Russell and Major David R. McGovern of the 20th Fighter Group 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 briefing room

Object number: FRE 86 - Colonel Barton M. Russell and Major David R...

Major Paul A. Lobingier and Colonel Barton M. Russell of the 20th Fighter Group study a map (censored) 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 sh

Object number: FRE 87 - Major Paul A. Lobingier and Colonel Barton M...

Object number: UPL 28088 - Col Barton Russell CO 20th FG

Object number: UPL 28089 - Col Barney Russell CO 20th FG

Object number: UPL 28692 - Maj Gen William E Kepner and members of his...