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RAF Beaulieu USAAF Station 408
P-47D-15-RE #42-76340 Code: C4-W 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
1LT Harry Katoski Fighter Pilot 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF Katoski was KIA 26 July 1944
Captain Norman V. Beaman 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF shot down on 18 July 1944. He evaded and returned to duty.
P-47D-11-RE #42-75458 "Clabber Girl" Code: B4-F 365FG - 387FS - 9AF
1LT Robert A. Siebel (R) and his crew chief SSGT Vernon E. Frost (L) with P-47D-15-RE #42-76217 Code: C4-E (the photo would not have been in January 1944 at Gosfield due to the invasion stripes on the aircraft)
P-47D-4-RA #42-22747 "Marnie" Code: C4-A 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF Beaulieu, England May 1944
USAAF use[edit]
Beaulieu was known as USAAF Station AAF 408 for security reasons by the USAAF during the war, and by which it was referred to instead of location. Its Pundit Code was "BL".
365th Fighter Group[edit]
Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt, AAF Ser. No. 42-28932, of the 388th Fighter Squadron.
From 1 March 1944 Beaulieu airfield was made available for USAAF Ninth Air Force use. With the imminent arrival of more bomber groups in Essex the 365th Fighter Group was transferred from RAF Gosfield on the 5 and 6 March 1944.
The 365th was a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt group, with the following operational squadrons:
386th Fighter Squadron (D5)
387th Fighter Squadron (B4)
388th Fighter Squadron (C4)
The 365th was a group of Ninth Air Force's 84th Fighter Wing, IX Tactical Air Command. The 365th Group began its move to Europe on 21 June 1944, the first squadron taking up residence at a temporary airfield Advanced Landing Ground A-7 Azeville, France on 26 June.
323d Bombardment Group[edit]
Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder the 454th Bomb Squadron at RAF Beaulieu[dubious – discuss]
Between 1 and 21 July the Martin B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bombardment Group arrived from RAF Earls Colne. The group was assigned to the 3d Bombardment Wing with a Horizontal white tail band for its group marking. Operational squadrons of the 323d were:
453d Bombardment Squadron (VT)
454th Bombardment Squadron (RJ)
455th Bombardment Squadron (YU)
456th Bombardment Squadron (WT)
Between the 16 and 26 of August the 323rd moved to Lessay airfield in France (A-20
Not yet known
Group
The Group moved to England in December 1943 as part of the Ninth Air Force. Flying P-47s, the Group took part in missions over northern France designed to weaken Germany's ability to repulse the planned Allied invasion of summer 1944. After the...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
Assigned to 387FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. Flew 94 missions over France, Belgium, and Germany. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Aircraft Crew Chief | 365th Fighter Group
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Master Sergeant
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Corporal (5th Grade) | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Aircraft Mechanic | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Aircraft Armorer | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Master Sergeant (1st Grade) | Aircraft Crew Chief | 365th Fighter Group
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| 17 December 2020 23:53:00 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with name, number, known as, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date, construction date, closure date and history |
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