Walker L Whiteside

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base. media-376990.jpg FRE 96 Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 96 - Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker...

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Hennickendorf in P-51 #44-13792 on 6 Aug 1944.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster



1 Me109, 1/2 Me210, 4 unidentified

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Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base.

42-68176

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Sky Cowboy
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

44-13792

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 August 1944

Born

Claremont, California

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 August 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7446 / MACR 7446, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base.

Object number: FRE 96 - Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial...