435th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (J2-N) of the 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '435th F.S, 479th F.G. Probs: Verne E. Hooker.' media-377321.jpg FRE 557 A P-51 Mustang (J2-N) of the 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '435th F.S, 479th F.G. Probs: Verne E. Hooker.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 557 - A P-51 Mustang (J2-N) of the 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '435th F.S, 479th F.G. Probs: Verne E....

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Unit stations

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Wattisham

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-820267
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot, P51d Mustang
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720720
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-719333
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720849
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-719357
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Roarin Rose
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Mass Kid
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron
Technical Sergeant H. Leachman of the 479th Fighter Group, sits in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang (J2-R, serial number 44-14327) flown by Colonel Kyle L Riddle. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' #2 H. Leachman- waiting for the flight. Col Riddle Pilot.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (J2-O) nicknamed "V for Val" ofthe 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Via Theo Bennett.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: V for Val
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron

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435th Fighter squadron( P-38 era)
my photo

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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)

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