505th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
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

Cecil L Byrd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16027939 / T-61102 / O-886739
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Herbert L Caywood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-721964
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Bertis A Conner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-708658
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Harry R Corey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12215588 / O-827392
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Charles W Dowell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

42-106646

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

42-106653

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Colonel John B. Henry, of the 339th Fighter Group, stands beside P-51 Mustang (6N-A, serial number 42-106676), known as "San Antone Rose" after Henry's home town of San Antonio, Texas. He is probably at Fowlmere air base, near Duxford, where the 339th Fighter Group were based between 5 April 1944 and 10 October 1945.

42-106676

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

42-106678

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

42-106699

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • 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)

Captain George Hrico and Lieutenant Boyd O Jackson of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang. Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt George Hrici and Lt Boyd O Jackson.'

Object number: FRE 5991 - Captain George Hrico and Lieutenant Boyd O Jackson...

A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm 5Q:O.'

Object number: FRE 5992 - A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

A P-51 Mustang (6N-K, serial number 44-14734) nicknamed "Baby Mine" of the 339th Fighter Group flown by Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian. Image via, Stephen C Ananian , 339th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Baby Mine 6N:K.'

Object number: FRE 5993 - A P-51 Mustang (6N-K, serial number 44-14734)...

A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" 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 5994 - A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

A P-51 Mustang (6N-N, serial number 44-15001) nicknamed "Silver Streak" of the 339th Fighter Group, flown by Captain Robert E Irion. Image via Stephev C Ananian, 339th Fighter Group Written on slide casing: 'Silver Streak 6N-N, Cpt Robert E Irion.'

Object number: FRE 5995 - A P-51 Mustang (6N-N, serial number 44-15001)...

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: '339 FG Mount Farm.'

Object number: FRE 5996 - P-51 Mustangs (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

A P-51 Mustang (6N-C, serial number 44-72437) nicknamed "Pauline" of the 339th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph L. Thury. Image via Stephen C Ananian, 339th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Col Joe Thury, 6N-C 472437.'

Object number: FRE 5997 - A P-51 Mustang (6N-C, serial number 44-72437)...

Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian a pilot of the 339th Fighter Group wearing the runway control officers' uniform of striped pyjama jacket and white baseball cap, on the runway at Fowlmere. Image via Stephen C Ananian, 339th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Steve Ananian 505 FS Pilot, runway control officer.'

Object number: FRE 5998 - Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian a pilot of the 339th...

Staff- Sergeant Joe C Nicholas, a crew chief of the 339th Fighter Group works on a P-51 Mustang (6N-K, serial number 44-14734) nicknamed "Baby Mine", flown by Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian. Image via Stephen C Ananian, 339th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Joe C Nicholas c/c 414734 6N-K.'

Object number: FRE 5999 - Staff- Sergeant Joe C Nicholas, a crew chief of...

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 6349 - Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51...

Object number: UPL 12840 - A photograph taken in January 2015 showing the...

Object number: UPL 12862 - Lt. Col. Joseph L Thury. [St. Paul MN]. 505th...