390th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Magic Carpet" of the 366th Fighter Group, in the snow. media-395955.jpg FRE 7229 A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Magic Carpet" of the 366th Fighter Group, in the snow. Lt Colonel Harold Holt’s “Magic Carpet” of the 390th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force. On January 1, 1945, green pilot Bob Brulle flew his bosses ride off the primitive runway Y-29 near Asche, Belgium, when the Luftwaffe descended. Operation Bodenplatte, a daring (and foolhardy) plan to disrupt Allied air superiority during the Battle of the Bulge, was underway. Brulle bagged a FW190. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 7229 - A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Magic Carpet" of the 366th Fighter Group, in the snow. Lt Colonel Harold Holt’s “Magic Carpet” of the 390th...

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Thruxton

People

William Lafayette Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34024766 at enlistment, then O-803479
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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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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