509th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
405th FG - 509th FS - 9th AF
removed ID_Erickson
Object Number - UPL 7042 - Captain Malcolm J. Erickson (Right) X-not Malcolm Erickson 405th FG - 509th FS - 9th AF
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Christchurch |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727390
- Highest Rank: Major
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700243
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700207
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Butch II Eager Eddie Portland Rose
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 405th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Aw Nuts !
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 405th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 509th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 405th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hell's Belle
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
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Sources
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)
