355th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Personnel of the 355th Fighter Squadron at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are exhibited on the map. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'D Lewin in Breifing Room 13/1/45'

Object Number - FRE 440 - Personnel of the 355th Fighter Group at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Lashenden

People

Gus W Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744674
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Raymond Presley Bain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 355th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15108652 / O-710029
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

George Ross Bickell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-392737
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander

Fred Gordon Buckner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-763481
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James B Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

P-51 Mustangs including (serial number 42-106434) of the 354th Fighter Group line up for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '59175 A.C.'

42-106434

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Atlanta Peach
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 374th Fighter Squadron

42-106443

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Poison
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 369th Fighter Squadron

42-106633

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron

42-106737

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 382nd Fighter Squadron

42-106949

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date9 Apr 2015 21:00:30
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date13 Mar 2015 15:43:14
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48
ContributorAAM
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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)

355th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (46 items)

Object number: UPL 19892 - P-47 Thunderbolt Combat Operations Pilot Training...

A P-51 Mustang (GQ-I, serial number 43-12451) of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. Printed caption on reverse is damaged: '...fighter. Note its 2 extra 75... ...for petrol and the four-bladed... ...6,7.'

Object number: FRE 2871 - A P-51 Mustang (GQ-I, serial number 43-12451) of...

Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing of a P-51B Mustang before a mission, 18 January 1944. Passed for publication 18 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Battle Of Berlin Fighter. The Mustang P-51B, newest aircraft to be used in the European Theatre of Operations, is the longest ranged single-engined fighter in the world ... and one of the fastest. These aircraft took part in last week's great air battle, escorting Forts and Liberators deep into Germany. There is reason to believe that the

Object number: FRE 2872 - Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing...

Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing of a P-51B Mustang before a mission, 18 January 1944. Passed for publication 18 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Battle Of Berlin Fighter. The Mustang P-51B, newest aircraft to be used in the European Theatre of Operations, is the longest ranged single-engined fighter in the world ... and one of the fastest. These aircraft took part in last week's great air battle, escorting Forts and Liberators deep into Germany. There is reason to believe that the

Object number: FRE 2875 - Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing...

A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group prepares for take off, 15 December 1943. Passed for publication 16 Dec 1943 and 13 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'The P-51B - World's Fastest Fighter Plane. A new single-engined figher 'plane, the P-51B, is now escorting Flying Fortresses in raids over Germany. A new, improved version of the Mustang which has been used with such success by the R.A.F., this, the newest aircr

Object number: FRE 2876 - A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173)...

A P-51 Mustang of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, 19 January 1944. Passed for publication 19/20 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'The North American P-51B Mustang.' On reverse: Ministry of Information, Temple Press/The Aeroplane, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2877 - A P-51 Mustang of the 355th Fighter Squadron...

A P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Killer" of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group at Lashenden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '354 FG. Lashenden.'

Object number: FRE 2878 - A P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Killer" of the 355th...

Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing of a P-51B Mustang before a mission, 18 January 1944. Passed for publication 18 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Battle Of Berlin Fighter. The Mustang P-51B, newest aircraft to be used in the European Theatre of Operations, is the longest ranged single-engined fighter in the world ... and one of the fastest. These aircraft took part in last week's great air battle, escorting Forts and Liberators deep into Germany. There is reason to believe that the

Object number: FRE 2881 - Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group talk on the wing...

A Packard Merlin engine in a P-51B Mustang of the 354th Fighter Group, 20 January 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'The Packard V-1650-3 motor fitted to the new North American P-51B.' Printed caption also attached: '4/3 42.' Passed for publication 20 Jan 1944. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Temple Press Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2885 - A Packard Merlin engine in a P-51B Mustang of the...

A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, 15 December 1943. Passed for publication 16 Dec 1943 and 13 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'The P-51B - World's Fastest Fighter Plane. A new single-engined figher 'plane, the P-51B, is now escorting Flying Fortresses in raids over Germany. A new, improved version of the Mustang which has been used with such success by the R.A.F., this, the newest aircraft to be used in the

Object number: FRE 2886 - A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173)...

A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group taxying at Boxted, 15 December 1943. Passed for publication 16 Dec 1943 and 13 Jan 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '354FG. Boxted. 12/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The P-51B - World's Fastest Fighter Plane. A new single-engined figher 'plane, the P-51B, is now escorting Flying Fortresses in raids over Germany. A new, improved version of the Mustang which has been used wit

Object number: FRE 2887 - A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173)...

A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group at Boxted, 15 December 1943. Passed for publication 16 Dec 1943 and 13 Jan 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '354FG. Boxted. 12/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The P-51B - World's Fastest Fighter Plane. A new single-engined figher 'plane, the P-51B, is now escorting Flying Fortresses in raids over Germany. A new, improved version of the Mustang which has been used with such s

Object number: FRE 2890 - A P-51B Mustang (GQ-A, serial number 43-12173)...