79th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1439 - Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Kings Cliffe |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-830757
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14174438 / T-064153
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Refueler
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Armament
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Armament
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Strictly Stella's Baby Lucky Lady
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Group 402nd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Bob Cat III
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
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)
![A crashed P-38 Lightning (MC-Q) of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '20 FG. 97SG - 4G[?] - 238 - 2 - crash. MC-Q.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400693.jpg.webp?itok=ZKfuucHZ)
