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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"North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane over France."
- P-51D 44-13926 (coded E2-S) assigned to 1st Lt Abe P Rosenberger of the 375FS, 361FG. Flown here by 2Lt Urban L Drew of Detroit, MI.
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361st Fighter Group
Group
The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The... -
375th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Urban Drew
Military | Captain | Pilot
Urban L "Ben" Drew joined the US Army Air Force in 1942, and trained P-51 Mustang pilots after graduating from Marian, Florida. He arrived in England in October 1944 and joined the 361st Fighter Group. Drew completed 75 missions with the 361st and...
Aircraft
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44-13926
P-51 Mustang
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 May 2018 13:30:09 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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