Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)

Squadron

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Bovingdon

Encompassing

People

Delbert E Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
  • Service Numbers: O-676787
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Mark E Hubbaard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group) Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-393137
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel Frank B. James, a pilot with the 55th Fighter Group, at Nuthampstead air base. Passed for publication 12 November 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lt. Col. Frank B. James, a Lightning P-38 Group Commander, of Huntington Park, Calif., about to set out on an operational flight.'

Frank B James

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 55th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command) Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-22529
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Director of Operations
Flight-Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig talks to two 56th Fighter Group pilots. One of them has been identified as Norman E. Brooks of the 61st Fighter Squadron. The other could be Captain Robert A. Lamb as it is the controls of his P-47 Thunderbolt that they are gathered around. Passed for publication on 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to print: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain. Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig discusses the effects of

Robert A Lamb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
  • Service Numbers: O-659308
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Charles L McGraw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
  • Service Numbers: 17072483 / O-701780
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

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Sources

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)