504th Fighter Squadron

Squadron

media-388229.jpg FRE 6000 A pilot and ground crewman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 44-15499) nicknamed "Punkie II". Lt. Robert V Blizzard, [Los Angeles CA], 504th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15499 5Q-O "Punkie II". Pictured L-R are a.c.c. Sgt. William H Courtney, [Spokane WA]; Lt. Vern Blizzard and c.c. S/Sgt. Jesse L Russell, [Conroe TX]. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 6000 - A pilot and ground crewman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 44-15499) nicknamed "Punkie II". Lt. Robert V...

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Unit stations

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

People

Gordon H Chenez

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 15132852 / O-721957
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Frank A Clifton

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 18075116 / O-669868
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Gilbert G Cohen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 15342987 / T-126202 / O-2008904
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Douglas P Cole

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 32033236 / O-1046398
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

339th/504th Pilots Bradford Stevens, Cecil Craigo, Ray Atterbery, Fred Showker, Frank Waters, and Unknown.

Cecil E Craigo

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 15170071 / O-797794
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

42-106641

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron

42-106642

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron

42-106644

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron

42-106649

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron

Ground personnel winch a crashed P-51 Mustang (5Q-Y) of the 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group after a nose landing.

42-106662

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 20th Fighter Group 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date26 Feb 2015 16:25:52

Contributorrossingtonj

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339th bomb group page

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49

ContributorAAM

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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)