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Lt James Jabara. 354th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14346 WR-K "The Ceegar Kid".
Lt James Jabara. 354th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14346 WR-K "The Ceegar Kid". Lt Jabara came to the 355th FG from the 9th Air Force's 363rd Fighter Group where he had 1&1/2; confirmed claims. Although not scoring with the 355th FG he went on to down 15 Mig 15s during the Korean War.
Wingman 382nd FS 363rd FG
Flight leader 354th FS 355th FG 1.5 air kills
Flight commander 334th FIS 4th FIW Korea 15 kills
CO 337th FIS and 31st FIW
KIlled in car accident Nov 17, 1966.
Military | First Lieutenant | P 51- Mustang Fighter Pilot | 363rd Fighter Group
Carleton was an intelligent, hard working, and serious fighter pilot. He completed 103 missions before going down over Belgium in May of 1945.
Group
Where the 353rd Fighter Group had pioneered ground strafing techniques, it was the 355th Fighter Group who destroyed more enemy aircraft by ground strafing than any other Eighth Air Force Group. Based at Steeple Morden from July 1943 to July 1945, the...
Group
Equipped with P-51s, the Group entered combat from England in February 1944, flying bomber escort and ground-strafing missions. They took part in the invasion of Normandy, protecting gliders and troop carriers on 6 and 7 June. In September 1944, now...
Squadron
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt James Jabara. A/C abandoned after Mid Air Collision with P-51D 44-72253 3 miles E Sudbury/Sta 174 Cat 4 damage 1Lt James Jabara, 2-Jun-45.
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA | 10 October 1923 |
| Died | Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA | 17 November 1966 |
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(aged 43) |
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Section 2, Lot E-478-D, map grid W/31 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 September 2020 22:21:24 | jmoore43 | Changes to events |
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Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 5862 . |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 June 2017 03:39:31 | fugari | Changes to nickname, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events and unit associations |
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JCook Photo Collection & Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:14:00 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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