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Squadron
"As other members of the ground crew look on, Lt James D Bradshaw, pilot, shakes hands with the ground crew chief of his North American P-51 Mustang 'Jeannie' of the 20th Fighter Group". - Lt James D “Brad” Bradshaw, 79th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13660 MC-B “Jeanie”. Brad seen shaking hands with crew chief T/Sgt. Shirley Ballew with a.c.c. Cpl. Francis Warren to the left. Remaining two crew members are armorer Sgt. James Sickler and radio man Sgt. Leonard Neuberger. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12272-A66813AC.
Lt James H Baldwin, pilot of the North American Mustang P-51D 44-13876, MC-T, 'Baby, Baby III' and the ground crew beside the plane after completing their tour of duty with the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group in England. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12274-66814AC.
Capt Rufus C 'R C' Franklin 79FS, 20FG, 8AF.
Maj. Rufus C 'R C' Franklin. 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38J 42-104086 MC-F "Strictly Stella’s Baby".
Major Rufus 'R C' Franklin, pilot, and ground crew members beside the Lockheed P-38J Lightning "Strictly Stellas' Baby" of the 20th Fighter Group In England. (L to R:) Jim Cavalier, Isadore Jaffe, R C Franklin, Max Pyles (Crew Chief,) Charles Fink.
![Lt. Arthur W Heiden [ Burton, NE ] 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38J 42-104086 MC-H](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-24005.jpeg?itok=6KYGFD1L)
Lt. Arthur W Heiden [ Burton, NE ] 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38J 42-104086 MC-H "Lucky Lady". Art seen shaking hands with crew chief T/Sgt. Max Pyles. Other crew members are Sgt John Cavalier (rad), S/Sgt Clyde Birdwell (a.c.c.) and Sgt Charles Fink (arm).
Lt Arthur Heiden, pilot, T/Sgt Max Pyles, Sgt Clyde Birdwell And Sgt Isadore Jaffe, ground crew members, beside the Lockheed P-38 'Lucky Lady' of the 20th Fighter Group In England. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12282-A66816AC.
Lt Col Harold J Rau, commander of the 20th Fighter Group with his P-51D 44-14337 "Gentle Annie" (coded MC-R). Also his dog and mascot Honey. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A45742-55929AC.
Lt. Harold O Binkley, pilot and ground crew of the North American P-51 Mustang 'Osage Chief' of the 20th Fighter Group in England. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12271-66813AC.
Lt Harold O 'Hal' Binkley 79th FS P-51D 44-13855 MC-J "O'sage Chief" and ground crew.
Group
In August 1943, the 20th Fighter Group arrived in Clyde, Scotland, before travelling to Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, which was to be their base for the rest of the war. The Group flew 312 missions before their last mission on 25 April 1945. The...
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ground Crew | 20th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. End of war.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
Assigned to 61st FS, 56th FG on 1 November 1944 and transferred to 79th FS, 20th FG on 28th September 1945.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine/Squadron Commander | 20th Fighter Group
Commanding Officer 79th FS 20th FG March 6, 1943 - Sept 27, 1944
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Military | Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.
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Military | Private First Class | Parachute Technician | 20th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 20th Fighter Group
William Yngve Anderson (June 28, 1921 – May 9, 2011) was a Swedish American fighter ace of World War II with seven official victories in Europe, flying P-51 Mustang fighters in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF). He was born in Kramfors, Sweden.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. On his third mission he was attacked and shot down by seven Me109's on bomber escort mission to Northern France in P-38 42-67760 14-Jan-44. Crashed near Louviers. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1855.
Awards: PH.
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x Fw190 destroyed. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Bad Kreuznach, left formation in P-51D 'Guardian Angel' 44-13791 trailing white smoke and baled out. 28-Aug-44. Pilot 1st Lt John L Armstrong...
Military | Corporal | Motor Pool | 20th Fighter Group
P-38 Lightning
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Rufus C Franklin. Re-assigned to Lt Arthur W Heiden when 'R C' was moved to HQ. Transferred to 402FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recce to Malmedy, hit by flak whilst...
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) France in with 2Lt Emery K Ryan, crashed near Marcelcave, France 17-Jun-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6244 / MACR 6608
P-38 Lightning
P-38H-5-LO 42-67039 was assigned to 20FG/79FS at Kings Cliffe, UK. On 7-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by CPT Herbert W. Cumming, was flown to Nuthampstead to join with other P-38s from 55FG on a mission to escort B-26 bombers of 9th Air Force in an...
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major DeLynn Anderson. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Brunswick. Shot down Devanter, Holland Lt Mack D Fall baled out POW. 30-Jan-44. MACR 2102.
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| 13 March 2015 16:53:19 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:51 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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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