404th Fighter Group
Group
A unit history of the 404th Fighter Group is available online as a pdf:
http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf
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42-26465
P-47 Thunderbolt
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P-47D-25-RE #42-26465 "Rae" Code: 4K-R 404th FG - 506th FS - 9th AF Hal Shook - Pilot
Service
Units
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506th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Harold Shook
Military | Colonel | fighter pilot-1055 single engine/squadron commander | 404th Fighter Group
Hal began to realize his childhood dream of flying when, on his 21st birthday, he entered flight training for the Army Air Corp. He graduated just days after Pearl Harbor and remained in the states as an instructor pilot, further sharpening his flying...
Places
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Winkton
Military site : airfield
Prepared as an RAF Advanced Landing Ground in 1943, the land was released for grazing before it was again selected for aircraft use, and improved for the Ninth Air Force in 1944. Used briefly by the 404th Fighter Group, it was then abandoned,... -
Juvincourt
Military site : airfield
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Chipelle
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Hollland | 26 December 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 April 2019 01:53:26 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, person associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:19 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 11993 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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