83rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 293 - Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Duxford |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 52nd Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885156
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1048524
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-716195
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12009405
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32739348
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Wally's Wagon
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lottie
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Debbie
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd 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)