505th Fighter Squadron

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media-5607.jpeg UPL 5607 Lieutenant Jack S Daniell from Birmingham, Al. 339th Fighter Group, 505th Fighter Squadron.

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Object Number - UPL 5607 - Lieutenant Jack S Daniell from Birmingham, Al. 339th Fighter Group, 505th Fighter Squadron.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Fowlmere 5 April 1944 - 10 October 1945

Other

Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire

People

Edwin Cameron Ball

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39450227 / O-815325
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Brooks J Bline

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38022416 / O-661698
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Billy B Booth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16119641
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Carl H Bundgaard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12137688 / O-763483
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Harold W Burch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17131274 / O-2056896
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

42-103314

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

42-103559

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson"

42-103742

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Man O War
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)

42-103756

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

42-106626

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Butch
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

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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)

505th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (90 items)

A crashed P-51 Mustang (6N-C) nicknamed "Butch" of the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '504th F.S., 339th F.G., 8th Air Force.'

Object number: FRE 2783 - A crashed P-51 Mustang (6N-C) nicknamed "Butch" of...

The insignia of the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 5249 - The insignia of the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th...

A P-51 Mustang of the 505th Fighter Squadron 6N: O (serial number 44-14776) named “Arrow Head”. This image was taken at Mount Farm, Home of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. The red painted nose of a 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group aircraft can be seen in the right foreground. Handwritten on slide:"6N: O Arrowhead Mount Farm R.Astrella"

Object number: FRE 5953 - A P-51 Mustang of the 505th Fighter Squadron 6N: O...

A P-51 Mustang of the 505th Fighter Squadron 6N: O (serial number 44-14776) named “Arrow Head”. This image was taken at Mount Farm, Home of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide:"339 FG Mount Farm 414776 6N:O R. Astrella"

Object number: FRE 5955 - A P-51 Mustang of the 505th Fighter Squadron 6N: O...

A P-51 Mustang named “Man O’ War”, of the 339th Fighter Group based at Fowlmere. This P-51 has bombs affixed beneath the wings. The man in the left of the picture is the runway control officer. Mustangs would take-off from the grass runway in pairs .Once assembled; the group would head for the rendezvous with the bombers they were assigned to escort. In order to save time (and therefore fuel) in completing this, the 339th had an experienced fighter pilot would stand beside the runway signalling to e

Object number: FRE 5956 - A P-51 Mustang named “Man O’ War”, of the 339th...

A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-14622) named “Little One”. This aircraft was one of the fighters in the 339th Fighter Group.Fuel drop tanks have been fitted to the underside of the wings, in order to increase the operating range of the aircraft. Handwritten on slide:"414622 D? E with tanks James G. Robinson"

Object number: FRE 5957 - A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-14622) named...

A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson"

Object number: FRE 5961 - A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares...

A pilot of the 339th Fighter Group wearing a parachute, ready to board his aircraft. Handwritten on slide: "unknown pilot with chute ready for t/o"

Object number: FRE 5965 - A pilot of the 339th Fighter Group wearing a...

A ground crewman works on a P-47 Thunderbolt beside P-51 Mustangs, (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" and (6N-O, serial number 44-14776) nicknamed "Arrow Head", of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

Object number: FRE 5985 - A ground crewman works on a P-47 Thunderbolt...

A P-51 Mustangs (6N-D, serial number 44-72098) and (6N-D, serial number 44-73074) nicknamed "Lucky Boy" of the 339th Fighter Group. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N:D 472098, 473074.'

Object number: FRE 5986 - A P-51 Mustangs (6N-D, serial number 44-72098) and...

Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (6N-X, serial number 44-72152) nicknamed "Tar Heel", March 1945. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N-X, 4712152 Cpt JR Starnes a/c. 9/3/45'

Object number: FRE 5989 - Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with Capt...

Ground crewman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (6N-D, serial number 44-73074) nicknamed "Lucky Boy". Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: 'Maj Archie Tower's A/C.'

Object number: FRE 5990 - Ground crewman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P...