8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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44-11236
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Richard H Daniels.
Service
Units
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359th Fighter Group
Group
The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were... -
368th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 September 1944.
People
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Richard Daniels
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 359th Fighter Group
Lt. Richard H. Daniels, from Ticonderoga, NY, enlisted on 8 October 1942 and joined the 368th Fighter Squadron at East Wretham on 25 October 1944. On his 28th combat mission with the 359th Fighter Group he was KIA near Bauxviller. The Lieutenant was... -
Richard Klock
Military | Flight Officer | Fighter Pilot | 359th Fighter Group
March-Sept. 1945 -
Henry Thompson
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 359th Fighter Group
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) training mission in P-51B 42- ...
Places
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East Wretham
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Dallas, TX, USA | 1944 |
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Manufactured at North American. |
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| Delivered | Texas, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | 1944 | |
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Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 21 January 1945 |
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Landing Accident East Wretham/Sta 133 Cat 3 damage, 2nd Lt Henry L Thompson, 21-Jan-45. |
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| Crashed | Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 13 July 1945 |
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Mid air Collision during Take Off East Wretham/Sta 133 Cat 3 damage Lt Richard E Klock, 13-Jul-45. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 August 2016 11:36:02 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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