Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
Headquarters
FRE 11720
FRE 11720
The planning room at Bushey Hall, home to the Headquarters of 8th Fighter Command.
First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gun planning room in Bushey Hall- England 8 Fighter command 43.'
Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Summer 1943, "Ajax" operational planning room at 8th Fighter Command, Bushy Hall, herts. Where each mission was laid out, by Lt Col Lewis Chick- Source Lewis Chick.' Roger Freeman Collection
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First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gun planning room in Bushey Hall- England 8 Fighter command 43.'
Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Summer 1943, "Ajax" operational planning room at 8th Fighter Command, Bushy Hall, herts. Where each mission was laid out, by Lt Col Lewis Chick- Source Lewis Chick.' Roger Freeman Collection
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Station | Location | Date |
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: 900266
- Highest Rank: Major
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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)