503rd Fighter Squadron

Squadron

Captain Lloyd J "Jeff" French and airman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (D7-A, serial number 44-11623) nicknamed "Rusty". Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt JL French & 411623 D7-A. A/C which Preddy KIA.'

media-388216.jpg FRE 5983 Captain Lloyd J "Jeff" French and airman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (D7-A, serial number 44-11623) nicknamed "Rusty".
Image via James Starnes.
Written on slide casing: 'Cpt JL French & 411623 D7-A. A/C which Preddy KIA.'

Capt. Lloyd J "Jeff" French, [West Hartford CT], 503rd Fighter Squadron. P-51K 44-11623 D7-A "Rusty".
L-R Bellman brothers, [Manhattan KS]; crew chief S/Sgt. Robert C Burns, [Minneapolis, MN] & Capt. French.
Source - 339th Fighter Group Association. Roger Freeman Collection

Barbara L. Collopy; daughter of Robert C. Burns

Object Number - FRE 5983 - Captain Lloyd J "Jeff" French and airman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (D7-A, serial number 44-11623) nicknamed "Rusty". Image via...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Fowlmere	5 April 1944 - 10 October 1945
Other	Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire

People

Bernice Albert Allen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 14095392 / O-810454
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Edward Howard Beavers

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 33024854 / O-665162
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Alec Boychuck

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 13023108 / O-1297656
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Frederick Butler

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 11120424 / O-829933
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Carl Everett Cloud

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-48324
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

42-103295

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

42-103299

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

42-103325

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

42-103327

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

42-103346

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date9 Apr 2015 21:38:00

ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER

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Date26 Feb 2015 16:24:52

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ChangesChanges to type, aircraft types and stations

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339 Bomb Group page

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

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Sources

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)