44-14430

media-26927.jpeg UPL 26927 Capt Bowman talks things over with his ground crew beside a North American P-51D Mustang KI-F (44-14430) of the 20th Fighter Group. England.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12249-B66805AC.

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Object Number - UPL 26927 - Capt Bowman talks things over with his ground crew beside a North American P-51D Mustang KI-F (44-14430) of the 20th Fighter Group. England. NARA...

Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

20th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

351st Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Air base

353rd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Pilots of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, stand around a map at Kings Cliffe air base before mission over northern France, October 1943. L to R: First Lieutenant Merle B. Nichols, Seattle, Wash.; Major Nathaniel H. Blanton, Earlsboro, Oklahoma and First Lieutenant Richard P. Gatterdam, Columbus, Ohio. Censor has drawn lines across the map. Each of these pilots went on to command one of the squadrons of the 20th Fighter Group. Gatterdam commanded the 55th Fighter Squadron, Nichols the 77th a

55th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Ralph Irving Bowman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-763049
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Edward L Kier

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-721427
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Donald E Lewis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Raydon

Site type: Airfield

A P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-A, serial number 42-8699) nicknamed "Prairie Farme (Spirit of Los Angeles City College)" of the 352nd Fighter Group prpepares for take off at Wittering. Written on slide casing: 'PZ-A 28699 Cpt Andrews at Wittering.'

Wittering

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Description
Manufactured	Inglewood, CA, USA	Built at North American.
Delivered	California, USA	Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK	Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned	Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK	Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Date25 Mar 2017 09:42:22

ContributorAl_Skiff

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