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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Lt. Alden P Rigby. 487th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15629 HO-R "Eleen & Jerry". Lt. Rigby seen with his Crew Chief S/Sgt. Harry Gilette.
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352nd Fighter Group
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to... -
487th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Alden Rigby
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 76 combat missions over Europe, totalling 272 combat hours. Credited with 5 kills, including downing 2 x 190's and 2 x 109's on 1-Jan-45 over his home base of Asch, Belgium/Y-29. Additionally credited 1 x...
Aircraft
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44-15629 ELEEN AND JERRY
P-51 Mustang
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| 25 October 2017 13:18:39 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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