343rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5528 - A B-17 Flying Fortress overflying an airfield runway, upon which are parked a line of P-51 Mustang aircraft, of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Wormingford |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31092383
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37385449
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753662
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-423807
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Julia
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / 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)
