Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14369 - Colonel Donald Blakeslee is leading a formation of 335th, 336th and 334th Fighter Squadron P-51 D models.
The Headquarters Squadron was made up of true leaders. Most had flown Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs.
Some had flown in the RCAF, the RAF, and the USAAF, while others had flown in the Pacific Theatre in P-40s and P-38s.
They were not necessarily high scoring, but attentive to their duties of melding three squadrons into a group with a high degree of readiness and esprit-de-corps.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Debden |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Private
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-17932
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Role/Job: GP
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Intelligence Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Role/Job: GP
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Quaker Schlemeil
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Iron Ass
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)
