8th Air Force Fighter Group - Littlefriends.co.uk

The 20th Fighter Group

The Loco Busters

Station:

Kingscliffe 26 August 1943 to 11 October 1945

Station Callsign:

Churchpath

Group Callsign:

Denton to 22 April '44 then:
Walnut (A Group)
Oatmeal (B Group)
Katie (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

55th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: KI Symbol: Triangle Callsign: Towntalkto 22 April '44 then:
Sailor (A Group)
Pator (B Group)

77th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: LC Symbol: Circle Callsign: Rebuke to 22 April '44 then:
Outcry (A Group)
Glory (B Group)

79th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: MC Symbol: Square Callsign: Crownright to 22 April '44 then:
Primrose (A Group)
Screwgun (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
42-67477	P-38J	77	LC-				Lost 31 December 1943 - Capt. Richard C Garrett crash-landed Northwood, Isle of Wight due to being out of gas
42-26676	P-47D	78	MC-Z				w/w hack.
42-66720	P-38H	77	LC-T
42-66723	P-38H	77	LC-				Lost 1 Dec 43 - Lt. Jack L Gard POW	1425
42-66726	P-38H	77	LC-U
42-66770	P-38H	77	LC-L
42-67016	P-38H	77	LC-O				Lost 29 Nov 43 - Lt. John S Hascall KIA	1424
42-67017	P-38H	55	KI-
42-67019	P-38H	55	KI-K
42-67022	P-38H	77	LC-				Lost 7 Nov 43 - Maj. John C Wilkins KIA	1437
42-67032	P-38H	77	LC-				Lost 25 Nov 43 - Lt. William Lane KIA - crashed in UK
42-67034	P-38H	55	KI-V	Geiger	Lt. Everett E
42-67038	P-38H	55	KI-B				Lost 30 Nov 43 - Lt. Robert L Thomas Jr.(77FS) KIA	1426
42-67039	P-38H	55	KI-F				Lost 7 Nov 43 - Capt. Herbert W Cummin (79FS) KIA	1265
42-67043	P-38H	79	MC-
42-67048	P-38H	77	LC-A				Lost 7 Jan 44 - Capt. Joseph P Marsiglia (55 FG 338 FS) POW.	1747
42-67052	P-38H	55	KI-Z
42-67055	P-38H	79	MC-
42-67062	P-38H	77	LC-				Lost 18 Nov 43 due to compressibility dive U.K. - Lt. Eugene T Fleming bailed out, slight injury
42-67067	P-38H	79	MC-H
42-104069	P-38J	77	LC-A
42-104095	P-38J	79	MC-Y				To 474 FG 9th AF as K6-Q
42-104207	P-38J	55	KI-N				Lost 16 July 44 - Lt. John Klink - Returned
42-104239	P-38J	55	KI-P				Lost 12 June 44 take-off crash - Capt. Maurice Mclary
42-104308	P-38J	79	MC-R	Smith	Lt. Earl O Jr.		a/c from Meyer. Lost 17 June 44 - Lt. Emery K Ryan KIA	6608
42-104312	P-38J	55	KI-				Lost 18 April 44 Lt. John F Dyer bailed out.
42-104314	P-38J	55	KI-P				Lost 1 May 44 - Lt. William G Shultz KIA	4544
42-104395	P-38J	55	KI-T				Lost 25 May 44 - Lt. Peter A Boele KIA	5282
42-67###	P-38J	79	MC-R	Roark	Capt. Frank H Jr.
42-67186	P-38J	77	LC-				Lost 5 Jan 44 - F/O. Bennie R Carbajal KIA	1859
42-67187	P-38J	79	MC-				Lost 4 Jan 44 - F/O. Joseph L Hamilton POW	1858
42-67188	P-38J	79	MC-T
42-67190	P-38J	79	MC-
42-67191	P-38J	77	LC-				Lost 4 Jan 44 - F/O. Henry M Higginbotham KIA (79 FS in 77 FS a/c)	1860
42-67193	P-38J	79	MC-X
42-67194	P-38J	55	KI-				Lost 5 Jan 44 - Lt. Arthur T Altman KIA	1969
42-67198	P-38J	55	KI-				Lost 5 Jan 44 - Lt. Robert H French POW	1968
42-67200	P-38J	79	MC-K				Lost 10 Jan 44 due to force-landing - Lt. Mitchell P Snow
42-67202	P-38J	77	LC-Y
42-67202	P-38J	77	LC-D
42-67204	P-38J	55	KI-J				To 474 FG 9th AF
42-67206	P-38J	79	MC-X				To 474 FG 9th AF
42-67213	P-38J	77	LC-T
42-67217	P-38J	55	KI-W				To 364 FG
42-67228	P-38J	77	LC-B				Lost 29 Jan 44 - Lt. Richard T Bond KIA But See MACR 3099	2103
42-67229	P-38J	77	LC-D
42-67234	P-38J	77	LC-A				Lost 8 Feb 44 - Lt. Robert D Frakes KIA	2146
42-67251	P-38J	79	MC-X				Lost 19 July 44 - Lt. Owen T Hillyard MIA - crashed into North Sea 8 miles off Westhoofd light due to mechanical problems.	6787
42-67256	P-38J	55	KI-F
42-67262	P-38J	77	LC-G
42-67281	P-38J	77	LC-J
42-67281	P-38J	77	LC-N
42-67285	P-38J	79	MC-J	Klatt	Lt. Quintus
42-67306	P-38J	77	LC-
42-67306	P-38J	79	MC-				Lost 8 Feb 44 Lt. William H Rierson POW	2144
42-67407	P-38J	77	LC-				Lost 4 Feb 44 - Lt. Donald L Durand KIA	2117
42-67427	P-38J	79	MC-H	Heiden	Lt. Arthur W		Recoded to Hbar
42-67427	P-38J	79	MC-H				Lost 23 April 44 crash-landed Podington on return from ops - Lt. Vernon Beesley
42-67442	P-38J	77	LC-A
42-67442	P-38J	77	LC-A
42-67443	P-38J	77	LC-O
42-67443	P-38J	77	LC-O
42-67448	P-38J	79	MC-V
42-67462	P-38J	77	LC-X				Lost 12 June 44 - Lt. Albert L Gese - Evaded	5729
42-67471	P-38J	79	MC-S	Smutko	Lt. Leonard S		To 77 FS
42-67471	P-38J	77	LC-J				From 79 FS "J" @ 29 Jan 44
42-67471	P-38J	77	LC-S				Re-coded to "S" @ 8 April 44
42-67471	P-38J	77	LC-S				Re-coded to "S" @ 30 May 44
42-67472	P-38J	77	LC-K
42-67472	P-38J	77	LC-A
42-67474	P-38J	79	MC-A				Re-coded to MC-U
42-67474	P-38J	79	MC-U				Lost 14 Jan 44 crash-landed on return from ops - Lt. Zell Wyman
42-67478	P-38J	77	LC-M	Montgomery	Col. Robert P		Lost 12 June 44 - Lt. Dixon V Kendrick - Evaded	5730
42-67482	P-38J	55	KI-U	Taylor	Capt. Willis B
42-67486	P-38J	55	KI-J				To 474 FG 9th AF

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