67th Fighter Wing

Wing
Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.' media-377253.jpg FRE 553 Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 553 - Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on...

Commanding Officers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group Headquarters (359th Fighter Group) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-21598
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Headquarters, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-17932
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General
General Anderson, Russ Zoan, General Booth, Colonel Osborne and General Dootlittle at Honington, home of the 364th Fighter Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Standing next to Gen Dootlittle Col Roy W Osborne, Commander of 364th Fighter Group, Honington Air Base.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Lt in from 364th FG also something like Greenlin.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 364th Fighter Group Headquarters (364th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-21522
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer; pilot

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Walcot Hall 26 August 1943

Based

Troston 25 October 1943 - 21 September 1945

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-740535
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885405
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Second Lieutenant Art Rowley Jr with a visiting P-47 Thunderbolt of the 352nd Fighter Group, October 1943. Written on slide casing: '2 Lt art Rowley Jr by a visiting P-47 Thunderbolt England, Oct 43.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: 16082572 / O-746190
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-746191
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group 91st Bomb Group 368th Fighter Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: 35716638 / O-771135
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bomber / Fighter pilot

Aircraft

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Air Force Combat Units of World War II

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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)

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