388th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
media-395954.jpg
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.
Roger Freeman Collection
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes/Crump/Sutherland
page 243
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Dover Army Air Base |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32478948
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief/Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806652
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot - Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-421599
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35505104
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-708676
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Black Magic
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Mike's Kite
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Madeline - The Hot Rocket
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron 388th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Miss Barbara
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
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)