436th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".

Object Number - FRE 564 - Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Wattisham

People

Frank G Beatty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 479th Fighter Group 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 436th Fighter Squadron 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15125819 / O-701862
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Fighter pilot

Albert R Di Paola

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720810
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Albert R Di Paola

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Claire AP Duffie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron 436th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-024884
  • Highest Rank: Captain

Donald A Dunn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757966
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

42-104397

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

42-104407

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

42-67261

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

42-67452

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Rabble Rouser
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron
Ground crew fit 75 gallon drop tanks to P-51 Mustang, GQ-I, serial number 43-12451, of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, January 1944. The aircraft carries the marking "Peggy" on its right hand side. Printed caption on reverse: 'A. 43180 The American Super-Fighter. The American Mustang fighter the P-51B which has maintained a 6 to 1 superiority over all fighter[s] the Luftwaffe has thrown against them during recent attacks on enemy territory it is equipped with a 1,500 h.p. Packard manufact

43-12451

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Live Bait Peggy
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 355th Fighter Squadron 436th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49
ContributorAAM
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436th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (9 items)

The insignia of the 436th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 5283 - The insignia of the 436th Fighter Squadron, 479th...

Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".

Object number: FRE 564 - Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of...

Object number: UPL 14971 - 2Lt Paul J Shonborn, 479th Fighter Group, 436th...

Object number: UPL 22802 - Lt. John M Archibald,[ Negaunee, MI ], 436th...

Object number: UPL 23814 - "War weary" P-51B 43-12460 9B-2 “Bottleneck” of...

Object number: UPL 25088 - Thomas Taylor Galloway

Object number: UPL 30527 - Lt. Henry P Plunk 436th Fighter Squadron and crew...

Object number: UPL 30528 - A P-51 Mustang (9B-O, serial number 44-72516)...