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
	P-38J	79	MC-Y	Bebout	Lt. Russell W	Betsy VI
	P-38J	79	MC-	Black	Lt. Richard H	Honey
	P-38J	79	MC-	Carpenter	Capt. Jesse E Jr	Blow Torch
	P-38J	79	MC-	Kemp	Lt. Arthur R	Janey K
	P-38J	79	MC-	Kemp	Lt. Arthur R	Janey K II
	P-38J	79	MC-	Mednick	Lt. Harvey	Little Eve III
	P-38J	77	LC-	Reihmer	Capt. Donald A	Filly from Philly IV
	P-38J	79	MC-Q	Yaryan	Capt. Jess O	Carrie Bee III
	P-38J	79	MC-			Chief Cockeye
	P-38J	79	MC-			Ontario Sweetheart
42-	P-38J	55	KI-W	Frey	Lt. Royal D	Stardust
42-103309	P-51C	55	KI-K
42-104067	P-38J	77	LC-V	Fernandes	Lt. Irwin W	Little Chum	Lost 15 June 44 - Lt. Walter F Perra KIA	5734
42-104069	P-38J	77	LC-A
42-104086	P-38J	79	MC-F	Franklin	Maj. R. C.	Strictly Stella's Baby	a/c to Heiden
42-104086	P-38J	79	MC-H	Heiden	Lt. Arthur W	Lucky Lady	Reassigned frrom Franklin and code changed to "H". To 370 FG 9th AF
42-104095	P-38J	79	MC-G	Gatterdam	Maj. Richard P	Puddin'
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
42-104210	P-38J	55	KI-G	Hallberg	Capt. Chester A	Little Louise	Lost 14 July 44 in crash landing - Maj. Martin Low uninjured
42-104239	P-38J	55	KI-P				Lost 12 June 44 take-off crash - Capt. Maurice Mclary
42-104289	P-38J	79	MC-	McCarty	Lt. Benjamin F	Nan's Honey	Named for wife Nancy. Lost in this a/c 9 May 44 - POW	4688
42-104308	P-38J	79	MC-M	Meyer	Lt.Col. Robert J	Bob-Cat III	a/c to Lt. Smith
42-104308	P-38J	79	MC-R	Rau	Col. Harold J	Gentle Annie
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
42-106467	P-51B	77	LC-Z				w/w
42-106476	P-51B	77	LC-Z				W/W From 359 F/G.
42-106662	P-51B	77	LC-A				w/w OTU a/c
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
42-67###	P-38J	79	MC-I	Hartig	Lt. Fred M Jr.	Sharon Thelma	Lost in this a/c 24 Jan 44 in North Sea - KIA
42-67###	P-38J	79	MC-R	Roark	Capt. Frank H Jr.
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-

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