358th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Two P-51 Mustangs of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter group fly in formation over fields. media-377157.jpg FRE 459 Two P-51 Mustangs of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter group fly in formation over fields. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 459 - Two P-51 Mustangs of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter group fly in formation over fields.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Steeple Morden

People

Alvin Levine

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Clarence G Manning

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-832768
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Clyde W McConnell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Claude McNeill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Dominic Menzano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (YF-G, serial number 43-6834) nicknamed "The Great McGinty" of the 355th Fighter Group.

43-6834

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

43-6842

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Mona Lou
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

43-6925

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (YF-M, serial number 43-7147) nicknamed " Big Dogs (Ellen Jean)" of the 355th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Edward "Big Dog" Ondris.

43-6937

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Staff Sergeant C.R. Wilkinson of the 355th Fighter Group sits in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Lieutenant J. Beckman. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Aircraft Serial No: 43-6945, Wilkinson in C/P in Beckman's A/C.'

43-6945

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Wizard Kite, Judy
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

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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)

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