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2nd Lt Vaud V Ames 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units

P-51 Mustangs, including (5E-B, serial number 44-13964) of the 364th Fighter Group marshalled at Honington. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'P-51 413964 5E-B, Marshalled, Honington.'

364th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Three P-38 Lightnings: (N2-K, serial number 42-67978) nicknamed "Betty A II", (N2-A_) and a comrade, of the 383rd Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group fly over countryside. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-38 Lightnings.'

383rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Vaud V Ames

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 16017746 / O-764576
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Locations

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Honington

Revisions

Date: 11 Jul 2016 18:30:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

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