385th Squadron, 364th Fighter Group pilots pose in front of a P-51D, serial #44-15179, codded 5E-L, "Look Homeward Angel II". From left to right: Capt. Eugene Murphy, Maj. William "Bill" Crombie, Capt. Jasper Hargrove, Capt. Arthur McCormick, Lt. Gerald Fine, and Lt. Stanley Houck.
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The 364th Fighter Group flew 342 missions in P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs from Honington, Suffolk. The missions ranged from escorting bombers and dive-bombing and strafing targets to area patrol missions across a swathe of land that took in France...
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People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Flew mostly escort missions covering B-17s and B-24s. Flew 64 missions, 365 combat hours.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Wing man, Flight Leader, 56 Combat Missions, 258 Hours Operational Time: Left ZI 17 August, 1944. Returned to ZI 17 Aug. , 1945 Shot down (Ground Fire) 16 April, 1945
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Military | Second Lieutenant
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Military | Captain | Pilot
68 missions from August 1944 to end of war in Europe
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 11 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Croix de Guerre
10 1/2 victories
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Military | Second Lieutenant
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Military site : airfield
Honington was in use by Eighth Air Force units for a longer period than any other air base in England. The air base, built in the mid 1930s as part of the RAF's expansion programme had seen plenty of action as an RAF base before it was handed over to...