554th Fighter Training Squadron

Squadron
The wreck of a P-38 Lightning (B9-H) of the 554th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B9 is back.' media-401039.jpg FRE 3242 The wreck of a P-38 Lightning (B9-H) of the 554th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B9 is back.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3242 - The wreck of a P-38 Lightning (B9-H) of the 554th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B9 is...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Goxhill

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
  • Service Numbers: O-401361
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 384th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18117289 / O-760436
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750561
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-754486
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-805025
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Mountain Ayers
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
A P-38 Lightning (B9-A, serial number 42-67297) of the 496th Fighter Training Group in flight.
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)

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