FRE 3
IMAGECaptain Edwin Caudill, the Station Adjudant at Debden air base, home of the 4th Fighter Group, practises with his bow and arrow in order to kill game. Passed for publication 15 October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'American Thunderbolt Fighters are proving a terror to the Germans. The pilots (former members of the RAF) flying their high altitude fast diving fighters that have accounted for many enemy planes. In one raid over Paris the fighters of this Station accounted for 17 down, 5 probables and one damaged 15/10/43'. And 'O.P.S. Capt. Edwin CAUDILL of Kentucky, the Station Adjuntant practises with his bow and arrow with which he has shot several rabbits and partridges.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Materiel Officer
Locations
- Site type: Airfield