44-15020 Blonde Bomber

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal A/C of Lt Col George F Ceuleers, Ceuleers claimed 6 of his 10.5 kills in this aircraft.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (364th Fighter Group) 383rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (364th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 12010908 / O-659099
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

E/A Destroyed [4]

NW of Trier, Germany 23 December 1944 4 x Me109 destroyed Nth Paris 23-Dec-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed [2]

Hamburg, Germany 1 January 1945 2 x Me109 destroyed Hamburg 1-Jan-45.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

Edwards AFB, CA, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.