428th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5029 - The insignia of the 428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Warmwell |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14100731 / O-803999
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758008
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: P-38 Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-766666
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756022
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756047
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: My Lightning Baby
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron 428th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 474th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 428th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
