Gus Allen
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1055 Single Engine | 354th Fighter Group
2.5 air kills 4 ground kills
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William I Davis
Military
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Capt Bill Davis 355th FS
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SSgt Dick Herman-crew chief and 1Lt Bill Davis 355th FS and P-51B "Sport" GQ+M
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1Lt Bill Davis 355th FS
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P-51B-1 GQ+M "Sport" 355th FS
Flight leader 355th FS 354th FG
4 confirmed kills (2 1/2 FW-190s + 1 1/2 ME-109s) +1 probable + 6 damaged air-to-air.
Lt Col USAF retired
First pilot to fly 50 P-51 combat missions.....
Service
People
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Clayton Gross
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
6 kill ace including 1 ME-262 P-51B s/n 43-12451 GQ+I "Live Bait" - "Peggy" P-51D s/n 44-63688 GQ+I "Live Bait" -"Peggy" crew chief SSgt C.E. "Smitty" Smith -
Charles Gumm
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
Flight leader 355th FS 354th FG. First Merlin Mustang ace. ... -
Charles Hawley
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
1921-2017 P-51B/C/D pilot with the 355th FS 354th FG -
Gilbert Talbot
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot-1055 Squadron Commander | 354th Fighter Group
Ops Officer 355th FS CO 355th FS Flew 2 combat tours 5 Air Kills Oregon Nat. Guard 249th Coastal Defense Artillery Post WWII Owner Operator Clackmas Feed & Seed Crew Chief SSgt Bob Kline
Units served with
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354th Fighter Group
Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the... -
355th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-13355 "Sport"
P-51 Mustang
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43-12410 "Sport"
P-51 Mustang
1Lt Bill Davis-pilot, SSgt Dick Herman-crew chief, Sgt Hodges-armorer First P-51 to fly 50 combat missions. Later transferred to the 67th TRG
Associated Place
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Boxted
Military site : airfield
Boxted was built for heavy bombers and became operational from May 1943. In the few months B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group were stationed there, there were two night attacks by the Luftwaffe. On 17 August 1943, one man was killed when bombs... -
Lashenden
Military site : airfield
Close to but completely separate from RAF Headcorn, Lashenden was built for the RAF during 1942-43 as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), initially as a light bomber base and then as a training base for mobile fighter squadrons. Enlarged and improved for... -
Cricqueville
Military site : airfield
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Gael
Military site : airfield
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Rosieres en Haye
Military site : airfield
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Orconte
Military site : airfield
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| 09 September 2019 19:32:23 | fugari | Changes to biography, place associations and media associations |
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| 16 November 2016 05:31:22 | fugari | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, unit associations and media associations |
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