555th Fighter Training Squadron

Squadron
A crashed P-51 Mustang (C7-Y, serial number 43-6503) of the 555th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group. media-401037.jpg FRE 3240 A crashed P-51 Mustang (C7-Y, serial number 43-6503) of the 555th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3240 - A crashed P-51 Mustang (C7-Y, serial number 43-6503) of the 555th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Goxhill

People

Charles Frank Hess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13008053 / O-802852
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Glenn A Hubbard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 364th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-748657
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

John T Jacob

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 496th Fighter Training Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 363rd Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-825443
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Danford E Josey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 495th Fighter Training Group 496th Fighter Training Group 555th Fighter Training Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-830234
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

John A Jungwirth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 555th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-824499
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

43-6506

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 487th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron

43-6570

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron

43-6644

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
Lieutenant Charles H. Shilke of the 336th Fighter Squadron, of the 4th Fighter Group, beside a P-51 Mustang named "Black Lace", at Debden air base, 1944-1945.

43-6768

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Black Lace
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron

43-6772

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Flying Dutchman
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron 555th 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)

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