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Memorial at RAF Honington

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Lieutenant-Colonel Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 364th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse: '69433 AC Colonel Brooks, Commanding Officer of the 1st Scouting Force, 91st Bomb Group, seated in the Cockpit of his plane prior to taking off from the base at Bassingbourne [sic], England on another mission.'

Allison Cochran Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-25258
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer, 1st Scouting Force. Former Group Operations Officer (401st )

William J Doherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 381st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11068923 and O-751280
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Charles Edward Keaney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822188
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Budd J Peaslee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
  • Service Numbers: O-17061
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lawrence Visconti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801922
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Locations

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

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Sources

Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/