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Colonel George R Bickell, [ Nutley, NJ ], 28 year-old Commanding Officer of the 354th fighter group of the 9th AF. A veteran of fighting in the Pacific and a former squadron commander in the group, he has shot down four and one-half enemy planes.
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354th Fighter Group
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The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the... -
355th Fighter Squadron
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George Bickell
Military | Colonel | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine/Group Commander
CO 354th FG Apr 17, 1944 to Feb 28, 1945 & Apr 13, 1945 to May 31, 1945 CO 355th FS Nov 16, 1942 to Apr 6, 1944 Flight commander 18th PG Hickam Field, TH 1940-42 3.5 air kills
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44-13335 'Too Bad' 'Killer'
P-51 Mustang
P-51D 44-13335 GQ-A 'Too Bad' 355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, Assigned to Capt later Col George R Bickell, later became Capt Gilbert Talbot's mount. Subsequently reassigned to Capt later Col Robert W Stephens as GQ-S "Killer".
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 July 2015 08:50:37 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.cybermodeler.com/history/354fg/pages/56042ac.shtml |
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