77th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
media-19705.jpeg UPL 19705 Lockheed P-38J Lightning 'Droop Snoot*' 42-67450 LC-E 'Eze Doe's It' 77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF USAAF. 'Eze Does It' is at the front of this formation.

'The 20th Fighter Group were also assigned a P-38J Droopsnoot aircraft where the armament was replaced with a glass nose and bombsight and a bombardier rode in the nose. The other aircraft would fly in close formation with the droopsnoot and all drop their bombs when the lead aircraft released its. Several missions were flown using this technique in the build up to D-Day. These missions weren't popular with the pilots who didn't like flying straight and level in close formation over enemy targets!'

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Object Number - UPL 19705 - Lockheed P-38J Lightning 'Droop Snoot*' 42-67450 LC-E 'Eze Doe's It' 77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF USAAF. 'Eze Does It' is at the front of this...

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Unit stations

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Kings Cliffe

People

Charles Clay Arthaud

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17064508 / O-753590
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Billie J Bailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Ground Crew

Charles C Benson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Squadron Supply

Charles M Berg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class

Alfred Biller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Supply

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-2578) nicknamed "Butcher Shop" of the 92nd Bomb Group at Bovingdon. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 E 12578 Oldest fortress in 8AF Bovingdon, 1943.'

41-2578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Butcher Shop / Big Tin Bird
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

42-104067

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Little Bug
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

42-106467

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

42-66723

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

42-67016

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

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Document 51197

  • Media Type: Document
  • Collection Name: Unit histories
  • Object Number: Document 51197
  • Description: 20th Fighter Group Unit History, complete copy. Resembling a college yearbook, unit histories were an unofficial – and often tongue-in-cheek – record...

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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)

77th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (46 items)

Pilot of the 20th Fighter Group, which was based at Kings Cliffe air base between 26 August 1943 and 11 October 1945.

Object number: FRE 106 - Captain James M. "Slick" Morris, 77th Fighter...

P-51 Mustang (LC-A, serial number 44-14822) of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, in flight, 1944-1945.

Object number: FRE 1440 - P-51 Mustang (LC-A, serial number 44-14822) of the...

A P-38 Lightning nicknamed "EZE Does It" of the 20th Fighter Group fitted with a "droop snoot" for bombing missions at Kings Cliffe. Handwritten caption on reverse: '20FG. "Droop Snoot". Bombing P-38.'

Object number: FRE 2379 - P-38J-10-LO, s/n 42-67450, coded LC-E, nicknamed...

A two-seat P-51 Mustang (LC-Z_, serial number 42-106476, "War Weary") of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Old P-51. 20F.G. WW=War Weary. Visitor to Wendling.'

Object number: FRE 2383 - A "war weary" P-51B Mustang (LC-Z_, serial number...

A P-51D Mustang (LC-X, serial number 44-13692) nicknamed "Maggie" of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brewer.'

Object number: FRE 2386 - A P-51D Mustang (LC-X, serial number 44-13692)...

A P-38 Lightning (LC-A) of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 2409 - P-38H-5-LO Lightning, s/n 42-67048, coded LC-A of...

Airmen of the 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Black Barney."

Object number: FRE 2413 - Airmen of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter...

A damaged P-38 Lightning (LC-C, serial number 42-68171) of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'via C. Thomas. Wormswell?? LC-C.'

Object number: FRE 2414 - A damaged P-38 Lightning (LC-C, serial number 42...

Insignia of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 5050 - Insignia of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th...

Insignia associated with the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force.

Object number: FRE 5233 - Insignia associated with the 77th Fighter Squadron...

First Lieutenant Ernest Fiebelkorn, a pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron, who became the top air ace of the 20th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 58 - First Lieutenant Ernest Fiebelkorn, a pilot with...

Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base.

Object number: FRE 96 - Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial...