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Technical Sergeant Lowell D. Rothbart and other aircraft mechanics at 20th Fighter Group, Kings Cliffe, England.

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Units

Official emblem of the 20th Fighter Group, approved 26 November 1942

20th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

77th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Lowell D Rothbart

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Ground Crew/ Flight Chief

Locations

Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".

Kings Cliffe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe

Revisions

Date: 27 Apr 2018 13:37:35

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ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations and person associations

Sources

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.