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43-28301 Mama's Boy

A P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Mama's Boy" of the 20th Fighter Group.

media-400667.jpg FRE 2391 A P-38J-15-LO Lightning, s/n 43-28301, coded KI-O, nicknamed "Mama's Boy" of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. This ship was the mount of Lt. Edwin E. Wasil. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 2391 - A P-38J-15-LO Lightning, s/n 43-28301, coded KI-O, nicknamed "Mama's Boy" of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. This ship was the mount...

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 20th Fighter Group, approved 26 November 1942

20th 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

Edwin E Wasil

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-758120
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 twin engine

Places

Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".

Kings Cliffe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe

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Date17 Jul 2016 00:19:22

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A P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Mama's Boy" of the 20th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 2391 - A P-38J-15-LO Lightning, s/n 43-28301, coded KI-O...