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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2nd Lt Donald E Lambert 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF former 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.
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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Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air...
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, transferred to 109th Obs Sqn, flight instructor until 1944.
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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26 February 2016 09:37:05 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
10 November 2015 20:10:38 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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http://afac.sdp.sirsi.net/client/default/?rm=PHOTOGRAPHS0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7... |