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Capt "Gory Gus" Allen 354th FG
![Major Gilbert Talbot, [Glackamos, Or,] briefs pilots of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, before they take off on a mission over enemy territory. They Are, Left To Right: Major Talbot; Lt. Robert Roberson, Chicago, Ill.; Capt. Gus Allen, Lt Girard Kress and Lt Russell H Kline.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A20197-73476AC.](http://americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-27705.jpeg?itok=1R8bAGLV)
Major Gilbert Talbot, [Glackamos, Or,] briefs pilots of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, before they take off on a mission over enemy territory. They Are, Left To Right: Major Talbot; Lt. Robert Roberson, Chicago, Ill.; Capt. Gus Allen, Lt Girard Kress and Lt Russell H Kline. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A20197-73476AC.
Fighter pilots of the 355FG, 354FS being briefed before taking off on a mission over enemy territory. Germany 17th April 1945. - Capt. Gus Allen(far right) leads the "briefing". Standing L - R - Lt Bob Roberson, Lt Dick Lill , Lt Ralph Van Cleave , Lt. John Hayes, Lt Harold Philpott, Lt Angelo Carnivale. Kneeling L-R are Lt. Girard Kress and Lt Russell Kline.
2.5 air kills 4 ground kills
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
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.....
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...
Squadron
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...
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...
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
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