551st Fighter Training Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 3239 - A crashed P-47 Thunderbolt (VM-J, serial number 41-6237) of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Atcham |
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Rebel
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 48th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 493rd Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron
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Sources
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)