435th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Wattisham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-830038
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-710985
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758033
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758208
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-025898
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- 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: Croghan Cruiser/ Waverley Democrat
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Victory Queen
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
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)