84th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944. media-377517.jpg FRE 273 Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944. Was Harry T Lay (Pilot) in this Squadron, he was shot down July 17, 1944 . He was my first cousin. His mother Weta Rabb Lay was my Aunt. Bettye Rabb VanderVeen Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 273 - Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944. Was Harry T Lay (Pilot) in this Squadron, he was shot...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Duxford

People

Charles R Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-190473
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer

Charley Walter Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 1st Fighter Group 27th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728967
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
media-30611.pdf (379.14 KB) Document 30611 CAPT Carl E. "Cal" Calloway, USAAF in P-51D 44-64156

I am Carl Calloway's nephew.

Carl Elmo Calloway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15070391 / O-886182
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Charles Milton Christ

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 18050471 / O-428913
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-S, serial number 42-75429) nicknamed "Eileen", May 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1/Lt. Frank E. Oiler, 84FS, 1944, May. Source - Frank Oiler.'

Charles D Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

Aircraft

42-25736

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-25871

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Nigger II, Roger the Lodger
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-25981

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-25985

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-26031

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

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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)

84th Fighter Squadron: Gallery (116 items)

From left to right: Technical Sergeant Lester A. Reifeiss and Sergeant Jasper Taylor of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, repair a P-47 Thunderbolt after its return to Duxford air base. Passed for publication 13 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At U.S. Thunderbolts Station. This series of pictures is a graphic story of the everyday activities of a Thunderbolt P 47 group which includes some of the finest fighter pilots - record holders of the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain. Keystone P

Object number: FRE 285 - From left to right: Technical Sergeant Lester A...

First Lieutenant Earl L. Stier of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, surveys the damage to his aircraft at Duxford air base. Half the rudder was shot away when he was hit by flak on the recent mission. 1945.

Object number: FRE 286 - First Lieutenant Earl L. Stier of the 84th Fighter...

Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944.

Object number: FRE 292 - Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter...

Ground crew make repairs to P-51 Mustang marked with squadron code 'WZ', of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, which flew Mustangs in combat from January 1945 onwards.

Object number: FRE 294 - Ground crew scavenge a P-51 Mustang for parts at...

From left to right: Technical Sergeant Lester A. Reifeiss and Sergeant Jasper Taylor of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, make repairs on the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt after its return to Duxford air base. Passed for publication 13 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At U.S. Thunderbolts Station. This series of pictures is a graphic story of the everyday activities of a Thunderbolt P 47 group which includes some of the finest fighter pilots - record holders of the U.S. Army Air Force

Object number: FRE 295 - From left to right: Technical Sergeant Lester A...

Lieutenant Quince Brown, of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie". Printed caption on reverse: 'A-27379 A.C. Long range - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts fighters are now operating with the Strategic Bomber force of the Mediterraenean Air Command. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 2977 - Lieutenant Quince Brown, of the 84th Fighter...

A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Quince Brown.

Object number: FRE 2978 - A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Okie" of the 84th...

Lieutenant-Colonel John D. Landers, of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang (WZ-I, serial number 44-72258) nicknamed "Big Beautiful Doll" before a mission over the Rhine, 24 March 1943 Printed caption on reverse: '56813 A.C. - Lt. Col. John D. Landers, 24-year-old ace from Joshua, Texas, settles into the cokpit of his North American P-51 Mustang before taking off to lead the 78th Fighter Group over the Rhine, Saturday, 24 March 1945, to sweep the area, looking f

Object number: FRE 2981 - Lieutenant-Colonel John D. Landers, of the 84th...

A P-51 Mustang (WZ-I, serial number 44-72258) nicknamed "Big Beautiful Doll" of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by Colonel J.D. Lander.

Object number: FRE 2982 - A P-51 Mustang (WZ-I, serial number 44-72258)...

A P-51 Mustang (WZ-I, serial number 44-72258) nicknamed "Big Beautiful Doll" of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, flown by Colonel J.D. Lander at Duxford.

Object number: FRE 2987 - A P-51 Mustang (WZ-I, serial number 44-72258)...

P-51 Mustangs (WZ-B) nicknamed "Fly'n Time Bomb" and (WZ-N, serial number 44-72817) of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 2989 - P-51 Mustangs (WZ-B) nicknamed "Fly'n Time Bomb"...

An airman of the 78th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Screamin' Demon."

Object number: FRE 2990 - An airman of the 78th Fighter Group with a P-51...