Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
Object Number - UPL 5400 - P-51D 44-72227 CL-M of Lt.Col. Elwyn G "Eager El" Righetti, Commanding Officer 55th Fighter Group. Replaced his earlier P-51 44-14223 similarly...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Wormingford |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-562683
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-523848
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Chaplain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-1549438
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 39027335
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 13032435 / O-437011
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Katydid
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
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)
