10th Air Depot Group
Group
* The 'Droop Snoot' field conversion entailed the removal of the nose armament and associated equipment to make room for a prone bombardiers/observers position with the installation of a plexiglass nose, a Norden bombsight, side windows and an emergency hatch. The theory was for a formation of P-38's to drop their bombs on the formation lead 'Droop snoots' signal with the precision of the Norden bombsight ensuring the accuracy of the formations bombing. An idea championed by Lt Col Cass Hough and Lt Col Dan Ostrander.
Object Number - UPL 19704 - Lockheed P-38J Lightning 'Droop Snoot*' 42-67450 LC-E 'Eze Doe's It' 77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF USAAF. * The 'Droop Snoot' field conversion...
Constituted as 10th Air Depot Group, 30 Dec 1941 Activated, 5 Jan 1942, Redesignated 10th Air Depot, 1 Jun 1946 Inactivated, 17 Oct 1948.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Established |
Chilbolton | 31 May 1944 |
|
Based |
Burtonwood | |
|
Based |
Poynton | |
|
Based |
Wattisham | |
|
Based |
Zeals | |
|
Based |
Villacoublay | |
|
Based |
Charleroi |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 10th Air Depot Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-827178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 10th Air Depot Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2067441
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 10th Air Depot Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804135
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 10th Air Depot Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-829967
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 10th Air Depot Group 10th Depot Repair Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)