8th Air Force 537

10 August 1944

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: Unit not identified in source data

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

Samuel Hansard

Samuel Eugene Hansard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38071981 / O-754619
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

44-13715

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Lady
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.