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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George Curtis Arnold
Military
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P-51 D-5-NA , 44-13530 , " MILLIE " HO-A of the 487th FS assigned to Lt. Kenneth F Wittekiend. Assigned to two other pilots. 1st Lt George C. Arnold named " BABYLON PANTHER ". Then Capt Duerr N Schuh named " DUTCHESS ". Duerr Schuh became ace with 5 air victories including three Messerschmitt Bf 109 shot down on 26 December 1944.
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel.
Service
Units served with
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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
Aircraft
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44-13530 'Babylon Panther' 'Dutchess' 'Millie'
P-51 Mustang
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42-8432 'Babylon Panther'
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt George C Arnold. -
44-13331
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost 28-Jun-44 due to engine fire - Lt George C Armstrong bailed safely RTD.
Associated Place
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Bodney
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also...
Events
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| Born | Babylon, NY, USA | 10 January 1920 |
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Son of Wilfred Curtis and Margaretha [Mershausem] Arnold. |
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| Enlisted | New York, NY, USA | 1942 |
| Crashed | Napier Field Rd, Dothan, AL, USA | 24 September 1942 |
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Landing Accident Ground Loop Napier Field, AL Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt George C Arnold, 24-Sep-42. AT-6A 41-253 - 429SchSq |
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| Crashed | Moriches, NY, USA | 22 April 1943 |
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Crashed Ground Collision Moriches Gunnery Range, NY Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt George C Arnold, 22-Apr-43. P-47D 42-22350 - 34FS 352FG |
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| Assigned | Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | July 1943 – 25 September 1944 |
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Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 17 August 1943 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| Crashed | Ash Bypass, Ash, Canterbury CT3, UK | 28 June 1944 |
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Baled Out due to Engine Failure Ash, Canterbury Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt George C Arnold, 28-Jun-44. P-51D5 44-13331 - 487FS 352FG 8AF. |
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| Promotion | Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 18 September 1944 |
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Promoted to Captain. |
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| End Tour Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 25 September 1944 |
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Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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| Buried | Sun City, AZ, USA | May 1996 |
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Sunland Memorial Park |
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| Died | Sun City, AZ, USA | 13 May 1996 |
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May 13, 1996 |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 September 2016 16:53:10 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to events and media associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 July 2016 13:02:07 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Arnold&Submit=Search |
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