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Clifford R Buckles

Military

media-29442.jpeg UPL 29442 Lt. Clifford R Buckles. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44-13279 OS-M "Lois".

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Object Number - UPL 29442 - Lt. Clifford R Buckles. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44-13279 OS-M "Lois".

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Scouting Force, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 1st Scouting Force, 8th Air Force.

1st Scouting Force

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 355th Fighter Group.

355th Fighter Group

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

The insignia of the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group.

357th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-51 Mustang (5Y-L, serial number 44-63263) nicknamed "Penny 4", flown by Lieutenant-Colonel John H. Lowell of the 364th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463263 Lowell.'

384th Fighter Squadron

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

A P-51 Mustang (OS-G, serial number 44-13728) of the 355th Fighter Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress at Podington. Image via William E "Doc" Furniss, 92nd Bomb Group. Writtten on slide casing: 'OS:G 413728 Podington.'

Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

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

Aircraft

44-13279

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Lois
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

44-13407

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Honington

P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'

Steeple Morden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Peoria, IL, USA	11 August 1942
Other Crashed	Lavenham, Sudbury CO10, UK	29 June 1944	Landing Accident Lavenham/Sta 137 Cat 3 damage Lt Clifford R Buckles, 29-Jun-44. P-51D 44-13407 - 357FS 355FG 8AF
Other Promotion	Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK	7 July 1944	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD)	England, UK		Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Based	Honington		Transferred 1st Scouting Force.
Born	Macon, IL 62544, USA		Son of Gilbert R and Mollie L Buckles.
	Champaign County, IL, USA

Revisions

Date30 Jul 2017 16:41:22

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/99923167/?terms=Clifford%20R%20Buckles
https://www.fold3.com/page/84428977_clifford_r%20buckles/details/
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Buckles&Submit=Search
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Buckles%2C+Cliff…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:30

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Clifford R Buckles: Gallery (3 items)

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