365th Fighter Group
GroupIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
The Group moved to England in December 1943 as part of the Ninth Air Force. Flying P-47s, the Group took part in missions over northern France designed to weaken Germany's ability to repulse the planned Allied invasion of summer 1944. After the successful beach landings, the Group supported the Allies as they fought to break out at St. Lo and push further westwards. They supported the airborne assault into Holland and during the autumn of 1944, flew to aid the seizure of Aachen. The Group received a DUC for taking out a large number of enemy aircraft over the Bonn-Dusseldorf area in Germany on 21 Oct 1944. The 365th was one of the Ninth Air Force fighter groups to win a DUC for action in southern Germany, knocking out airfields and aircraft to help speed the American advance.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group Headquarters (365th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Commander
Connections
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Gosfield | 23 December 1943 - 5 March 1944 |
Based |
Beaulieu | 6 March 1944 - 27 June 1944 |
Based |
Azeville | 27 June 1944 - 15 August 1944 |
Based |
Lignerolles | 15 August 1944 - 3 September 1944 |
Based |
Bretigny | 3 September 1944 - 11 September 1944 |
Based |
Juvincourt | 11 September 1944 - 2 October 1944 |
Based |
Chievres | 4 October 1944 - 27 December 1944 |
Based |
Metz | 27 December 1944 - 30 January 1945 |
Based |
Florennes / Juzaine | 20 January 1945 - 17 March 1945 |
Based |
Fritzlar | 12 April 1945 |
Based |
Aachen | 12 April 1945 |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: IX Tactical Air Command 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732262
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1555083
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694084
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Haulin Ass
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
Mission
Revisions
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, Page 303
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland
page 306
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland
page 306
Stations added with details from:
- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
- http://www.ixengineercommand.com/airfields/physical.php
Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks - Barnes/Crump/Rutherford
Page 305
Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks - Barnes/Crump/Sutherland
Page 305
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes/Crump/Sutherland
page306
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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)