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From (L to R) Lts. John W. Rohrs and Robert F. Hahn of the 353rd Fighter Group/351st Fighter Squadron
Pilots of the 351st FS/353rd FG probably last 1944 or early 1945.
Pilots of the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group definitely 1945.
Assigned to 351, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 kill, 4 x destroyed and 1 x damaged on the ground. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out over English Channel, struck tailplane, chute did not open. 30-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (5OLC), PH.
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including the first of two ME262 aerial victories downed on 22 Feb 45 and a second one on 10-Apr-45. Made an emergency...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen in P-47 'Angel of Mercy' 42-22523 last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down 21-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9003.
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Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
ex-319FS, 325th FG in Lesina, Italy [Dec-43 - Jun-44]. Assigned to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferrred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged and 4 destroyed [Grd].
Awards: DFC, AM (24OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 353rd Fighter Group
Killed in Action (KIA) on Feb, 24, 1945 near Vaassen in a replacement plane P-51 'Mr. Gary' #4414949, due to a ground loop which occurred three days prior. Three days earlier he had a similar incident that was as he was hit by AA fire while strafing in...
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 353rd Fighter Group
Lt. James F. Hinchey flew P51D "Thunderbug" 44-14728 aircraft code YJ-I.
Hinchey was credited with 3 confirmed air kills on January 14, 1945.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Lt. John A. Hynes served with the 351st FS/353rd FG from February 1945 until war's end. Hynes shot down an ME109 on March 14, 1945. He hailed from Pawtucket, R.I.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron . Flew on 'Janny M'. On 30 June 1944 he was involved in a mid- air collision when another fighter pulled up under him hitting his right wing and damaging engine, right wing and...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Fred Lefebre served as a fighter pilot with the 351st Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group, flying missions out of Raydon, England. He was one of the original Group who came over on the 'Queen Mary' and was Ops Officer in 1944, then Sqdn CO when...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Flew with 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF. A squadron ace with 7 victories, flew a P-47D named 'Boston Bull' and a P-51D 'L’il Boston Bull'. Shot down, managing to evade capture, returning to his squadron prior to the end of the war. Killed in flying...
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Weissport, PA 18235, USA | 20 March 1921 |
| Enlisted | Altoona, PA, USA | 20 October 1942 |
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Altoona |
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| Based | Raydon | 28 October 1944 – July 1945 |
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Assigned to 351, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | Raydon, UK | 1945 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| E/A Destroyed | 7 April 1945 | |
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Me109 destroyed [Air] 7-Apr-45. |
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| E/A Destroyed [Grd] [4] | 16 April 1945 | |
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4 x Ju88 destroyed [Grd] 16-Apr-45. |
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| E/A Damaged [Grd] | 16 April 1945 | |
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Ju88 damaged [Grd] 16-Apr-45. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | England, UK | July 1945 |
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Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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| Buried | December 2014 | |
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No Burial |
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| Died | Nashville, TN, USA | 9 December 2014 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 December 2017 12:57:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, firstname, service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29250698?terms=Robert%20F%20Hahn |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 20:33:11 | dwgdallas | Changes to firstname, highest rank, person associations and place associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 20:30:48 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:23:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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