388th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes/Crump/Sutherland
page 243
Object Number - FRE 7228 - Captain Zell Smith Jr. of the 365th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47D Thunderbolt. Image via DK Beaumeister, via Zell Smith.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Dover Army Air Base |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18181001
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671485
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11038361
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17154991
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aircraft Armorer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Marnie
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Coffey's Pot
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ol Jasper
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (365th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
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Sources
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)
