UPL 15696
VIDEOCaption from IWM YouTube channel: 'Hayden Richards and Frank Oiler, pilots of the 78th Fighter Group which was based at Duxford from 1943, talk about the dangers faced by pilots on ground-attack missions. In early 1945 the mission for the fighters of the 8th Air Force was still primarily to escort bombers to their targets over Germany. But it was increasingly emphasised that the destruction of the Luftwaffe was of equal importance.'
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700317
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818428
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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ContributorLucy May
Sources
IWM YouTube channel (posted in 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6_gDbdwtE&feature=player_embedded