430th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Corporal Carl Barlow of the 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 Calibre ammunition into a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Wrangler" flown by Lieutenant Colonelt Cyril Wilsion, June 1944. Handwritten on slide:"Cy Wilson's a/c 1944 55th Ftr 20th FtrGp. CPL CARL BARLOW Printed on slide: "J.W. PHEGLEY 1905 13TH ST. EUREKA, CA 95501" media-388501.jpg FRE 5418 Corporal Carl Barlow of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 caliber ammunition into P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28393, coded KI-W_, nicknamed "Wrangler", flown by Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Wilson, June 1944. Aircraft transferred to 474th Fighter Group, 430th Fighter Squadron as K6-L. Aircraft lost 8 June1945 on routine flight west of Strasbourg, France.

Handwritten on slide:"Cy Wilson's a/c 1944 55th Ftr 20th FtrGp. CPL CARL BARLOW Printed on slide: "J.W. PHEGLEY 1905 13TH ST. EUREKA, CA 95501" Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 5418 - Corporal Carl Barlow of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 caliber ammunition into P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28393, coded...

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French countryside, photographed through the nose of a P-38 Lightning of the 367th Fighter Group on landing. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 30 Aug 1944.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 31 May 1945.' [stamp] and '354528 .' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-38s over the Seine. No.1 of a series of pix taken through the nose of the P-38 as it comes in to land. Scherschel LIFE.'

44-23618

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 3 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron

44-25548

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron

44-25576

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron

44-25615

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Chazzz
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron

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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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