364th Fighter Group | American Air Museum in Britain

P-51 Mustangs, including (5E-B, serial number 44-13964) of the 364th Fighter Group marshalled at Honington. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'P-51 413964 5E-B, Marshalled, Honington.'

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Lieutenant Colonel Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 364th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse: '69433 AC Colonel Brooks, Commanding Officer of the 1st Scouting Force, 91st Bomb Group, seated in the Cockpit of his plane prior to taking off from the base at Bassingbourne [sic], England on another mission.'

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A P-51 Mustang (5Y-L, serial number 44-63263) nicknamed "Penny 4", flown by Lieutenant-Colonel John H. Lowell of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463263 Lowell.'

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Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group work on a fuel tank from the wing of a P-51 Mustang at Honington, 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '72086 A.C.- Men of the 467th Service Squadron, salvage a fuel tank from the wing of a North American P-51 of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wind at 8th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 4 August 1944. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

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Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group play billiards before a briefing at Honington. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Billiards before briefing in next room, 364th Fighter Gp.'

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Three P-38 Lightnings: (N2-K, serial number 42-67978) nicknamed "Betty A II", (N2-A_) and a comrade, of the 383rd Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group fly over countryside. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-38 Lightnings.'

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Lieutenant-Colonel Richard D Neece Jr of the 364th Fighter group sits in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-13994) nicknamed "Libbuf Nanny"

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Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

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Four P-38 Lightnings: (N2-K, serial number 42-67978) nicknamed "Betty A II", (N2-A_) and two comrades, of the 383rd Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group fly over countryside. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'A Flight of P38's 3-11 of the 479th Fighter Group in open combat formation Aug 1944.' Second handwritten caption: '383FS/ 364FG P-38J.'

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A P-51 Mustang (N2-O, serial number 44-13933) nicknamed "Shack Lassie" of the 364th Fighter Group prepares for take off. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Shack Lassie.'

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The 364th Fighter Group flew 342 missions in P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs from Honington, Suffolk. The missions ranged from escorting bombers and dive-bombing and strafing targets to area patrol missions across a swathe of land that took in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. After converting to P-51 Mustangs, the Group also flew long-range bomber escort missions, winning a Distinguished Unit Citation for their defence of B-17 Flying Fortresses on a mission to Frankfurt on 27 December 1944.

Structure

Part of

1st Air Division

Division
In December 1944, the 1st Bomb Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
67th Fighter Wing

Wing

Encompassing

314th Service Group

Group
383rd Fighter Squadron

Squadron
384th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
385th Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Headquarters (364th Fighter Group)

Headquarters

Previously was

Not yet known

Became

Not yet known

Missions

8th Air Force FO 257 BOMBER ESCORT

2 March 1944
Two separate fighter operations are utilized to escort the two heavy bomber operations attacking at Frankfurt, Germany and Chartres, France. ...
8th Air Force FO 259 BOMBER ESCORT

3 March 1944
A combined fighter force of 730 aircraft of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despached to escort the heavy bombers despatched to bomb the primary targets of Berlin, Erkner and Oraneinburg, Germany. The P-38 elements were the first American aircraft to...
8th Air Force FO 260 BOMBER ESCORT

4 March 1944
A combined force of 770 fighters of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despatched to heavy bombers attacking at Berlin. The weather is terrible and many of the bomber formations either abort of seek Targets of Opportunity in the Ruhr valley. The P-38...
8th Air Force FO 261 BOMBER ESCORT

5 March 1944
A combined force of 307 fighters of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despatched to provide escort to heavy bombers attacking German airfields in France. Mission Summary follows: ...
8th Air Force FO 262 BOMBER ESCORT

6 March 1944
A combined figther force of 801 figthers of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despatched to provide escort for heavy bombers attacking at Berlin, Germany. Mission Summary follows: ...
8th Air Force FO 263 BOMBER ESCORT

8 March 1944
A combined force of 891 fighters of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despatched to provide escort to heavy bombers attacking the VKF ball bearing factories at Berlin/Erkner. Mission summary follows: ...
8th Air Force FO 264 BOMBER ESCORT

9 March 1944
A combined force of fighters of types: P-38s; P-47s and P-51s are despatched to provide escort to heavy bombers attacking at Berlin, Hannover, Brunswick and Nienburg, Germany. Mission summary follows: ...
8th Air Force FO 265 BOMBER ESCORT

11 March 1944
This fighter escort operation is composed of two separate elements. The first element is a combined force of 140 fighters of types: P-47 and P-51 are despatched to provide escort to heavy bombers attacking at Munster, Germany and vicinity. Mission...
8th Air Force FO 269 BOMBER ESCORT

15 March 1944
A combined force of 588 fighters of types: P-38 and P-47 are despatched to provide escort to heavy bombers attacking at Brunswick, Germany. No P-51 units are despatched because all P-51s have been grounded to make modifications to their VHF radio...
8th Air Force FO 270 BOMBER ESCORT

16 March 1944
A combined force of 868 fighters of types: P-38; P-47; and P-51 are despatched to provide excort to heavy bombers attacking at Augsburg and Friedrichshafen, Germany. Despatch summary follows: ...

Stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Honington	10 February 1944 – 3 November 1945

Connections

People

Francis Abbe

Military | Sergeant | Ground Crew | 364th Fighter Group
Had several ground straffings-close calls by buzz bombs 3 group citations
Argent Acosta

Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Area sweep to Berlin, shortly after landfall formation went onto instruments due to overcast, element leader called a break as another group of P-51's where descending onto the formation,...
Jerome Adler

Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
Alfred Albrecht

Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Halle, entered melee with section, became detached and shot down near Eschwege in P-51 44-14174 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8785.
John Allen

Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot; Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Reported to 306BG on 29-Apr-44. He flew on Gwynn Boswell crew as co-pilot. When he was detached service with the 1st Scouting Force (364th FG/384th FS), baled out at Neuringe on 3-Feb-45 from P-51 44-13686. POW at...
Robert Allen

Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 60 missions in P-51's. Released from service in 1945. Awards: DFC, AM ( 7 OLC), WWII Victory.
Thomas Allinder

Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with a shared destroyed. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory.
Eldon Allvin

Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Died following Forced Landing due to Engine Failure in P-38H 42-66927 Oxnard Flight Strip, CA, USA. Killed in Training Accident (KIT) 26-Dec-43.
Vaud Ames

Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG,AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Troyes. Shot down by Fw190 of 3/JG2, abandoned P-38J 42-67222. A/C Crashed near Ramboulet. 25-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5272. ...
George Ammerman

Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 330FS, 329FG, USAAF. Transferred to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD). ...

Aircraft

42-103593

P-51 Mustang
42-104170

P-38 Lightning
42-104195

P-38 Lightning
42-104198

P-38 Lightning
42-104214

P-38 Lightning
42-104326

P-38 Lightning
42-104402

P-38 Lightning
42-67205

P-38 Lightning
42-67222

P-38 Lightning
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG,AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Troyes. Shot down by Fw190 of 3/JG2, A/C abandoned, crashed near Rambouillet. 25-May-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Vaud V Ames. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5272.
42-67223

P-38 Lightning

Citations

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Date	Contributor	Update
13 March 2015 15:14:46	rossingtonj	Changes to type and mission associations
Sources
Type added.
Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:42:45	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)