10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
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Furth
Military site : airfield
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R-28 Furth Airfield Used by the 9th AF
Detailed history
Contrary to the nearby factory airfield of Bachman & Blumenthal, Fürth-Atzenhof received very little damage. This was in no small part owing to the base commander, who did not carry out orders to blow up the airfield, saving the historical buildings for future generations. Fürth was taken and occupied by the U.S. Army 42nd Infantry Div on 19 April 1945. They used it used as the Ninth Air Force combat airfield R-28 Fürth until the end of the war in Europe. After the war "Army Airfield Station Fürth" was established at the airfield, but it closed in June 1947.
English Heritage's record description
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Service
Units
People
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Robert Anderson
Military | First Lieutenant | photographer
He was a photo reconnaissance pilot with the Army Air Corps, flew missions from France and Belgium, including the Battle of the Bulge, in the winter of 1944/1945. Born February 20, 1924 and raised in San Leandro California, Bob enlisted at the age of... -
Leland Larson
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Flight leader 15th TRS Dec. 1944 - July 1945 6 air kills while flying 77 combat missions Scored last AAF kill in the ETO on May 8, 1945. -
Stewart Mimm
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Reconnaissance Pilot | 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
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Elmer Olson
Military | Captain | Fighter Reconnaissance Pilot | 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
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Ralph Woolner
Military | 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Ralph Woolner served with the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Later in life, he sent British aviation historian Roger Freeman copies of photos he had taken while in service in Europe. These now form part of IWM's Roger Freeman Collection.
Aircraft
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42-103358 Little Honey
F-6 Mustang
P-51C, coded ZM-Q, serial number 42-103358 and nicknamed “Little Honey”. It was the assigned aircraft of Lt. Donald Lynch. It was a P-51C-5-NT [Dallas built] that was field converted to F-6C standard. ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 November 2017 19:08:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to known as, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date, construction date, closure date and history |
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http://www.forgottenairfields.com/germany/bavaria/middle-franconia/furth... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 February 2017 11:53:05 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with name, number, latitude and longitude |
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