406th Fighter Group

Group

media-396194.jpg FRE 7454 A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28875) and a C-47 Skytrain (90-M, serial number 42-100806) of the 437th Troop Carrier Group at A-80 Mourmelon-le-Grand, September 1944. Image via John Quincy. Brand new P-47 42-28875 in basic theatre markings. It would soon become 4P-F “Bonnie Lynn” in the 513th FS, 406th Fighter Group, and would be shot down on 12 April 1945. It never made it to R-56. Roger Freeman Collection

Missing Aircrew Report 14452 dated 12/04/45 near Magdeburg

Object Number - FRE 7454 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28875) and a C-47 Skytrain (90-M, serial number 42-100806) of the 437th Troop Carrier Group at A-80...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Ashford	4 April 1944 - 5 August 1944
Based	Tour-en-Bessin	5 August 1944 - 17 August 1944
Based	Cretteville	17 August 1944 - 4 September 1944
Based	St Leonard	4 September 1944 - 23 September 1944
Based	Reims / Champagne	23 September 1944 - 2 February 1945
Based	Metz	2 February 1945 - 8 February 1945
Based	Asch	8 February 1945 - 15 April 1945
Based	Handorf	15 April 1945

Encompassing

Ground personnel of the 406th Fighter Group work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (L3-U, serial number 42-26922) nicknamed "Little Ann". A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-16364) used by Headquarters Staff of the US 1st Army is visible in the background. Image via John Quincy.

512th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Big Ass Bird" of the 406th Fighter Group with another brightly coloured P-47 from the group, at Asch, Belgium, 1945. Image via John Quincy.

513th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

514th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Headquarters (406th Fighter Group)

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

People

Lyon Elkin Agee

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 512th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 14109332 and O-810629
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Gene L Arth

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-432028
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot

Donald A Ballentine

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 12205103
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Levitt Clinton Beck

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 19090948 and O-736945
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Marion A Benson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-806035
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-22459

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 406th Fighter Group

42-22460

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 406th Fighter Group 512th Fighter Squadron

42-22548

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Gigs Up
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

42-23174

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 406th Fighter Group

42-26661

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 406th Fighter Group

Revisions

Date12 Sep 2021 13:22:10

ContributorAeroProfessor

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406th Occupier Historical Edition, 28 September 1945

Date12 Sep 2021 13:20:21

ContributorAeroProfessor

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406th Occupier Historical Edition, 28 September 1945

Date8 Sep 2021 12:18:23

ContributorAeroProfessor

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406th Occupier Historical Edition, Nordholz, Germany, 28 September 1945

Date1 Feb 2017 15:38:36

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

ChangesChanges to nicknames, motto, aircraft types and stations

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Stations added with details from:
- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
- http://www.ixengineercommand.com/airfields/physical.php

Date20 Aug 2015 03:21:41

ContributorTanks

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Pictures of 406th Fighter Group

Date13 Mar 2015 15:35:39

Contributorrossingtonj

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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:45

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

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)