406th Fighter Group
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513th Fighter Squadron
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B-24 Liberator #41-11916 'Tangerine' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew in 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Charles L Hobbs, returning safely to Libya.
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B-24 Liberator #41-11916 'Tangerine' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew in 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Charles L Hobbs, returning safely to Libya.
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B-24 Liberator #41-11916 'Tangerine' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew in 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Charles L Hobbs, returning safely to Libya.
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1Lt. William Harrell Nellis
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513th Fighter-Bomber Squadron patch
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"Captain Raymond M Walsh, [ Fort Myers, FL ], a Republic P-47 Pilot strafes an ammunition truck in Normandy, France, and then disappears into the explosion. He flew through safely, and returned to his base." - Photo from gun camera of wingman Lt Willie L Whitman [ Montgomery AL ]. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A18011-54056AC.
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"Captain Raymond M Walsh, [ Fort Myers, FL ], a Republic P-47 Pilot strafes an ammunition truck in Normandy, France, and then disappears into the explosion. He flew through safely, and returned to his base.2 - Photo from gun camera of wingman Lt Willie L Whitman [ Montgomery AL ]. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A18011-54056AC.
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Charles De Moisy
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 406th Fighter Group
He had the rank of Second Lieutenant. Occupation or specialty was Pilot. Service number was O-767149. Served with 406th Fighter Group, 513th Fighter Squadron. He was KIA on 9 September 1944, while flying a mission in a P-47 Thunderbolt to attack German... -
William Dunn
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 406th Fighter Group
Bill Dunn was born on November 16, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 19, 1934, and served as an infantryman until receiving an honorable discharge on November 22, 1935. Dunn enlisted in the Canadian Army on... -
William Nellis
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 406th Fighter Group
William joined the Army Enlisted Reserve on 2 Dec 1942, training in Albany, Georgia. He was commissioned as a Flight Officer on 7 Jan 1944 and was sent overseas with the 495th Replacement Group on 21 May. On 9 July 1944 he was assigned to the 513th... -
Charles Ramsey
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot
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Raymond Walsh
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 406th Fighter Group
Assigned to 513FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Willie Whitman
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 406th Fighter Group
Assigned to 513FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
42-26915
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-26928
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-26935
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-27281
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-27362 Marty
P-47 Thunderbolt
2 Lt Fred M Bodden Jr, Pilot ... -
42-28889
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-28911
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-28925
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-28958
P-47 Thunderbolt
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42-76416
P-47 Thunderbolt
Stations
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| Based | Ashford |
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| 13 March 2015 16:00:02 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:42:50 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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) |
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