UPL 7322
IMAGE493rd Fighter Squadron replacement pilots outside their accommodation at Ibsley Grange, 1944. From left to right: George Pullis, Roderick Watts, Rodney Heyl and Donald Ferguson. Pullis, Watts and Ferguson were in the first group of pilots to join the 493rd after it arrived at Ibsley. Heyl was in the second group along with Jake Cooper, Jim Watson and Thomas Linstrom.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 48th Fighter Group 493rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36384908
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorNew Forest Remembers
Sources
Image supplied by veteran Jake Cooper USAAF to RAF Ibsley Airfield Heritage Trust and uploaded to the New Forest Remembers WWII online archive www.newforestww2.org.