Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
Headquarters
First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gun planning room in Bushey Hall- England 8 Fighter command 43.'
Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Summer 1943, "Ajax" operational planning room at 8th Fighter Command, Bushy Hall, herts. Where each mission was laid out, by Lt Col Lewis Chick- Source Lewis Chick.' Roger Freeman Collection
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Object Number - FRE 11720 - The planning room at Bushey Hall, home to the Headquarters of 8th Fighter Command. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gun planning room in...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Truck Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Fighter Group 347th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command) Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: 34509157
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Teletype Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Assistant AG
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Strategic Air Depot 21st Repair Squadron Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: 31-230620
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Airplane Electrical Mechanic 685
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)
