370th Fighter Group
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
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B-17G-55-DL #44-6583 "Cadet Nurse" Cod: ET-Y 95th BG - 336th BS photographed after crash landing near A-78 Florennes Airfield, Belgium 25 Feb 945
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Standing Left to right: George R. Brooking - 386th FS Commander John W. Motzenbecker - 387th FS Commander Ray Stecker - 365th FG Commander Robert M. Fry - 388th FS Commander
Detailed history
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English Heritage's record description
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Service
Units
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474th Fighter Group
Group
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344th Bomb Group
Group
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365th Fighter Group
Group
The Group moved to England in December 1943 as part of the Ninth Air Force. Flying P-47s, the Group took part in missions over northern France designed to weaken Germany's ability to repulse the planned Allied invasion of summer 1944. After the... -
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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Glenn Allen
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
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Eugene Ammann
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
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William Andrews
Military | Captain | bomber pilot | 344th Bomb Group
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Owen Azling
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Aircraft Crew Chief | 365th Fighter Group
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Carrol Barnard
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | 365th Fighter Group
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Norman Beaman
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
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Elliott Beard
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
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Valmore Beaudrault
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
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. -
42-28296 Haulin' Ass
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-76087 Madeline - The Hot Rocket
P-47 Thunderbolt
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44-20558
P-47 Thunderbolt
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44-23624 Wine, Women and Song
P-38 Lightning
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44-23513
P-38 Lightning
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42-28614 Hell's Falcon
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-27212
P-47 Thunderbolt
Revisions
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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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