8th Air Force 644FE

21 September 1944
media-26569.jpeg UPL 26569 Capt. Lloyd G. Hally flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group. Hally flew P-47D "Angel of Mercy" and disappeared on a mission after encountering engine trouble. First declared MIA, Hally was later classified KIA. He joined the squadron on June 7, 1944 and served until his disappearance on Sept. 21, 1944. He hailed from Huxley, IA. Billy J Murray collection

From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Object Number - UPL 26569 - Capt. Lloyd G. Hally flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group. Hally flew P-47D "Angel of Mercy" and disappeared on a mission after...

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: All P-51 Fighter Groups took part.

Brigadier-General Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. during a visit to the 305th Bomb Group Official caption on image: "(GPR-83-9305) (18-6-43) (Brig. Gen. Armstrong..."
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: All P-51 Fighter Groups took part.

A formation of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group enroute to Europe. Printed caption on reverse: '71049 AC- A formation of Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" of the 2nd Bomb Division, roars over Europe en route to the target area. 24 November 1944. US Air Force photo.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: Fighter groups participating: 56th Fighter Group, 339th Fighter Group, 353rd Fighter Group, 357th Fighter Group, 359th Fighter Group, 361st Fighter Group, 364th Fighter Group. Specific units not correlated in source data.

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-387493
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Angel Of Mercy
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron

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Sources

The personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.

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