Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
Sam L. Sox, Jr., Photography Archivist 352nd FG Association Archives
Object Number - FRE 338 - Lt. William R. Preddy, 503rd FS 339th FG, Fowlmere. Younger brother of Major George E. Preddy, Jr., 328th, 487th FS 352nd FG, top scoring Mustang Ace...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Fowlmere | 5 April 1944 - 10 October 1945 |
|
Other |
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-667650
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 33068952 / O-22475
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot; Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-433487
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-725137
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Happy IV
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
Revisions
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)
