359th Fighter Group
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The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for defending heavy bombers against enemy fighters in a mission over Merseberg, Germany on 11 September 1944.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
East Wretham | 19 October 1943 - 2 November 1945 |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2059367
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16008518 / O-675880
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-710618
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group
- Service Numbers: O-855210
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group Headquarters (359th Fighter Group) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-21598
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Headquarters, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Bubbles
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hustlin Hussy
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cat-O-Nine Tails
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Fighter Group
Mission
- Date: 16 March 1944
- Date: 15 March 1944
- Date: 13 March 1944
- Date: 11 March 1944
- Date: 9 March 1944
Revisions
Added dates to the 'based' event - from information in the unit history field.
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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)