370th Fighter Group
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Florennes / Juzaine
Military site : airfield
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Ground personnel of the 474th Fighter Group inspect a 429th Fighter Squadron P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28366, coded 7Y-I. On 26 November 1944, the aircraft experienced a flat tire upon landing at airfield A-78 Florennes, Belgium causing the nose gear to collapse. The pilot, 2Lt. Milton R. Graham, was OK. This ship was transferred from the 364th Fighter Group.
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P-38J-20-LO, s/n 44-23513, coded F5-I "droopsnoot" Lightning of the 428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. Invasion stripes below wing indicate service in ETO late 1944, early 1945. Location appears to be airfield A-78, Florennes, Belgium. Aircraft forced to ditch in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Nice, France 9 May 1945 after suffering a dual engine failure. The pilot, 1Lt. Robert D. Hanson, and his passenger, 1Lt. Lloyd Wenzel, survived the ditching.
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Oxy Blinker from Lt Charles C Heckel P-38 42-68153. Recovered and given to Ret. Col Charles C Heckel October 2013, 69 years after crash.
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2nd Lt Heckel arrives in France Sept. 1944
Detailed history
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Service
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474th Fighter Group
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344th Bomb Group
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422nd Night Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Oren Adams
Military | First Lieutenant | fighter pilot | 370th Fighter Group
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Robert Ahern
Military | bomber (flight engineer and top turret gunner) | 344th Bomb Group
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William Andrews
Military | Captain | bomber pilot | 344th Bomb Group
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James Brady
Military | Flight Officer | Fighter pilot | 474th Fighter Group
Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew P-51D 44-????? CL-N 'Bama Girl'. ETD (ETD). Transferred to the 474th Fighter Group. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, OCC. -
William Byers
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-Twin Engine | 474th Fighter Group
Bend, Oregon 430th FS 474th FG P-38J/P-38L 2 kills 49th FBW F-84E Korean War Brother Jim Byers also flew in 430th FS shared same P-38s. -
Carl Decklar
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 355th Fighter Group
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 354FS, 255FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 370FG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Robert Delhamer
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 355th Fighter Group
Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 370FG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Oscar Gewinner
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 370th Fighter Group
Bud Gewinner served as a fighter pilot of the 485th Fighter Squadron of the 370th Fighter Group. He began to keep a diary when he was went overseas on 31 January 1944, and it runs until 20 October 1944. He flew his first mission on 18 April 1944,... -
John Griffin
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot, P-38 Model J-15 | 370th Fighter Group
John V. "Jack" Griffin was the oldest son of George Joseph Griffin and Irene Margaret Bailey Griffin. His sister, Patricia Griffin Burch, refers to him as "the handsome one". Per her recollection, he always wanted to fly and took private lessons in... -
Charles Heckel
Military | Second Lieutenant | 1056 Twin Engine Fighter Pilot | 474th Fighter Group
Col Heckel always knew he was going to fly. After enlisting at age 18, he was sent to 9thAF in France, Sept 1944. Flying P-38's for the 474thFG for about 6 weeks, he had a mid-air collision with another P-38 after downing a BF 109 during a very large...
Aircraft
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42-102380 Renovation
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned: 12 April 1944 - 8th AF / 3rd AD / 4th CBW / 94th BG / 331st BS - (RAF Bury St Edmunds) ... -
42-104205 Donna Jean
P-38 Lightning
On 27 December 1944, Harold Sargent, pilot of P-38 42-104205 was shot down on a mission from Florennes airfield, France, to Lierneaux, Belgium. The pilot was able to bail out and survived. -
44-23624 Wine, Women and Song
P-38 Lightning
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| 01 February 2017 14:49:53 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with name, number, known as, latitude and longitude |
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