332nd Fighter Group
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302nd Fighter Squadron
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Emblem of the 302nd Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group
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Captain Wendell O. Pruitt (Left) with a member of his ground crew P-51C "Alice-Jo" 332nd FG - 302nd FS - 15th AF
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1LT Lee A. "Buddy" Archer (right) Fighter Pilot 332nd Fighter Group - 302nd Fighter Squadron P-51C-10-NT "Ina The Macon Belle" #72 With 4 confirmed victories Archer was the 332nd FG's top scorer. He like was actually an ace as he had several other victories unconfirmed by officialdom.
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"Nine Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen" by Dr. Daniel L. Haulman (Tuskeggee University) is a stunning tribute written about the 332nd Fighter Group during WWII.
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The 302d was one of four African-American fighter squadrons to enter combat during World War II. It saw combat in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations from 17 February 1944 – 20 February 1945.
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Lee Archer
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 332nd Fighter Group
Flight leader 302nd FS 332nd FG 15th AF ... -
Wendell Pruitt
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 332nd Fighter Group
Credited with downing three Bf-109's Awarded a DFC for his attack of a German Navy vessel in the harbor of Trieste, Italy -
James Walker
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 332nd Fighter Group
Assigned to 302FS, 332FG, 15AF USAAF. Shot down, EVD. ... -
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P-51 Mustang
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43-24905
P-51 Mustang
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang MSN 103-26533/26882. 43-24905 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA NW of Beszprem, Hungary Oct 13, 1944. MACR 9087. Pilot killed. -
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P-51 Mustang
440819 P-51C7 42-103379 302FS 332FG Thomas, William H Pianosa ...
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| 01 December 2016 02:52:18 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with type, category, name, description, air forces, aircraft types and unit encompassing associations |
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