Hubert Davis
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 2770 - Foy Higginbottom, Bill Davis and John Kirk of the 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo B. Flying Leg 2003, Twilight Tear. Left...
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 35 missions. Credited with 4 x victories. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Duxford | 16 December 1944 - 20 July 1945 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other E/A Destroyed |
Burg, Germany | 2 March 1945 | Me109 destroyed Burg A/D 2-Mar-45. |
|
Other Promotion |
Duxford, UK | 6 March 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
|
Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
Osnabruck, Germany | 19 March 1945 | 2 x Me109 destroyed Osnabruck 19-Mar-45. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
20 July 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). | |
| Shoreham, NY |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133
