Dale E Shafer

Military
A P-51 Mustang (D7-C) of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24 Liberator. media-458285.jpg FRE 10769 Lieutenant Colonel Dale E Shafers' P-51 Mustang 44-14671 'D7-C' of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24 Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

Correspondence with researcher Nathan Howland. He was able to identify the P-51 Mustang by digging out Encounter Reports dated the 18th Nov and Dec 5th 1944.

Object Number - FRE 10769 - Lieutenant Colonel Dale E Shafers' P-51 Mustang 44-14671 'D7-C' of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24...

Flew P51 Mustang. Was named Squadron Commander and promoted to Lt. Colonel.



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Died

9 November 2003

Born

Waynesville, Ohio

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Page 73, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Dale E Shafer: Gallery (2 items)

A P-51 Mustang (D7-C) of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24 Liberator.

Object number: FRE 10769 - Lieutenant Colonel Dale E Shafers' P-51 Mustang 44...

339th/503rd Pilot Dale E Shafer

Object number: UPL 61328 - 339th/503rd Pilot Dale E Shafer