359th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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Object Number - UPL 7591 - P-47D-5-RE 42-8492 of 359th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group coded OC-A and named "The Falcon" of Lt. William W "Wally" Cotter.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Martlesham Heath |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel V Puddin Danny Boy
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 79th 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)