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The 339th Fighter Group

Station:

Fowlmere 5 April 1944 to 10 October 1945

Station Callsign:

Gaspump

Group Callsign:

Armstrong (A Group)
Student (B Group)
Pretend (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

503rd Fighter Squadron Code: D7 Callsign: Beefsteak (A Group)
Unique (B Group)

504th Fighter Squadron Code: 5Q Callsign: Cockshy (A Group)
Gluepot (B Group)

505th Fighter Squadron Code: 6N Callsign: Upper (A Group)
Slapjack (B Group)

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Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
44-14208	P-51D	504	5Q-L			Patty III
44-14287	P-51D	504	5Q-	Mead	Lt. Charles M	Pin Up Girl	Lost in this a/c 29 December 1944 - KIA	11453
44-14321	P-51D	504	5Q-I	Guernsey	Maj Frank D Jr.	"B" Barbara (L Canopy Rail)
44-14372	P-51D	504	5Q-E	Craigo	Capt. Cecil E Jr.
44-14372	P-51D	504	5Q-E	Everson	Capt. Kirke B Jr.	Mary Beth
44-14372	P-51D	504	5Q-E	Penrose	Capt. Richard E. "Slick"	Beaver Chant	Named from College Football Team Support Chant
44-14628	P-51D	504	5Q-				Crash landed 20 Feb 45 - Lt. Gilbert G Cohen
44-14647	P-51D	504	5Q-Z	Mason	Capt. Clair M.	Pedunk
44-14647	P-51D	504	5Q-A			Pedunk	Lost 20 March 1945 - Capt. Jerome J. Ballard "Jerry" POW	13186
44-14672	P-51D	504	5Q-S	Orcutt	Lt. Leon M	Li'l Injun (Louise L Canopy rail)	Name believed to be due to part American Indian ancestry
44-14804	P-51D	504	5Q-F
44-15021	P-51D	504	5Q-W	Hurley	Capt. William T	Dopey Lou (L&R)	a/c to Kuhlman
44-15021	P-51D	504	5Q-W	Kuhlman	Capt. Robert M "Needles"	Anabel	a/c from Hurley
44-15053	P-51D	504	5Q-A	Routt	Maj. Bill C.	FABASCA	(Fast As a Bullet And Slick as a Cats Ass)
44-15499	P-51D	504	5Q-O	Blizzard	Lt. Robert V	Punkie II	Punkie is wife's nickname.
44-15562	P-51D	504	5Q-D				Lost 14 January 1945 - Lt. Leonard A Kunz U.K. - Returned
44-64148	P-51D	504	5Q-C	Clark	Lt.Col. William C	Happy IV	Dotty on canopy frame was wife's name
44-64148	P-51D	504	5Q-L
44-72063	P-51D	504	5Q-B	Carter	Lt. Lyle M.	Hillbilly	Name due to home being in West Va.
44-72082	P-51D	504	5Q-R	Chenez	Lt. Gordon H
44-72161	P-51D	504	5Q-I
44-72188	P-51D	504	5Q-Z	Mason	Capt. Clair M	Pedunk II	To Sweden post war
44-72282	P-51D	504	5Q-M	Barrett	Lt. Lawrence J."Larry" "Jack"	Watonga State Bank, Safe and Dependable	Name from hometown Watonga OK. Possible connection with Bank?
44-72286	P-51D	504	5Q-
44-72495	P-51D	504	5Q-F	Krueger	Lt. Donald F	Artwork of Bugs Bunny
44-725##	P-51D	504	5Q-B	Carter	Lt. Lyle M.	Hillbilly
44-72534	P-51D	504	5Q-G	Croker	Lt. Robert C.	Madam Queen
44-11640	P-51K	504	5Q-F	Aldrich	Lt. Richard T.	Hell's Fable
44-11684	P-51K	504	5Q-T	Hudson	Lt. Will M.	One Jane (L) White Lightnin' (R)	Artwork of cat's head retained.
44-11684	P-51K	504	5Q-X	Langohr	Lt. William E	Kitty Blue Eyes	Artwork of cat's head below cockpit. Crash-landed Fowlmere 8 Mar 45 - Lt. Robert C Havinghurst and reassigned as 5Q-T.
44-11745	P-51K	504	5Q-C	Clark	Lt.Col. William C.	Happy III	Lost 22 Feb 45 - Capt. Ray F Hermann KIA	12682
44-	P-51D	504	5Q-	Bennett	Capt. Carroll W	My Darling
42-103302	P-51C	504	5Q-N
44-14321	P-51D	504	5Q-I			"B"	Take off accident 5 February 1945 - Lt. Vernon N Barto
44-11372	P-51K	504	5Q-K
42-106626	P-51B	505	6N-C	Fish	Lt. Wesley G.	Butch (L&R)	Lost 29 May 44 - Lt. James L Lynch KIA	5208
42-106645	P-51B	505	6N-
42-106646	P-51B	505	6N-B	Larson	Maj. Donald A "Don"		Lost 24 May 44 - Lt. Harold M Everett POW	5278
42-106653	P-51B	505	6N-F	Everett	Lt. Harold M.		Lost 8 June 44 - Lt. Joseph F Sawicki Jr. KIA	5619
42-106657	P-51B	505	6N-Q	Becker	Lt. Leo H
42-106657	P-51B	505	6N-Q	Carr	Lt. Vernon D		Bar over Q. Crashed 17 July 44- Lt. Kenneth C Gilbert returned (England)
42-106657	P-51B	505	6N-C
42-106664	P-51B	505	6N-M				to 504 FS
42-106676	P-51B	505	6N-A	Henry	Col. John B. Jr.	San Antone Rose	Named from hometown San Antonio Tx. A/c to Owen farmer as 6N-H "Dibbo"
42-106676	P-51B	505	6N-Z	Howard	Lt. Waldon E	Princess Marie	Lost in this a/c 17 January 1945 - KIA	11864
42-106678	P-51B	505	6N-				Lost 21 May 44 - Lt. Floyd P Heneghan KIA	4985
42-106699	P-51B	505	6N-				Lost 8 June 1944 - Lt. Philip H Ewing - Evaded	5620
42-106700	P-51B	505	6N-F				To 505 FS
42-106720	P-51B	505	6N-T				A/C delivered to 363 FG 381 FS 16 March 44. Lost 17 June 1944 - Lt. Walter M. Armitstead POW	5945
42-106725	P-51B	505	6N-Z	Jaaskelainen	Lt. William	Li'l Sack	Crash landed this a/c 13 July 44.
42-106745	P-51B	505	6N-				A/C from 363 FG 381 FS. Lost 29 May 44 - Lt. Gordon F Perry KIA	5207
42-106784	P-51B	505	6N-G	Krauss	Capt. William H	Hotka	Damaged 1 Aug 44 - ground crew accident
42-106784	P-51B	505	6N-K
42-106806	P-51B	505	6N-
42-106807	P-51B	505	6N-L	Luper	Lt. Arch B		Lost in this a/c 7 May 1944 - KIA	4695
42-106812	P-51B	505	6N-A	Holloway	Capt. John G	Sniffles II
42-106819	P-51B	505	6N-B	Larson	Maj. Donald A "Don"	Mary, Queen Of Scotts	lost 13 June 44 Lt. William R Opitz bailed out over UK - injured & returned to ZI
42-106920	P-51B	505	6N-C				Landing accident 14 July 44 - Lt. Bernell V Shaw
42-106842	P-51B	505	6N-M				Taxi accident Fowlmere 14 Aug 44 - Capt. Robert W Bloxham
42-106918	P-51B	505	6N-Q				Lost 13 August 1944 - Lt. Andrew Sirochman - Evaded	8135
42-106920	P-51B	505	6N-C	Fish	Lt. Wesley G.	Butch (L&R)
42-106920	P-51B	505	6N-C	Thury	Lt.Col. Joseph L	Pauline
42-106936	P-51B	505	6N-X	Starnes	Capt. James R	Tar Heel	Lost 20 Feb 45 Lt William M Beecher KIA
42-106937	P-51B	505	6N-				Lost 8 August 1944 - Lt. Edwin C. Ball KIA	7438
42-106946	P-51B	505	6N-I	Graham	Lt. Gerald E	Mary Lee (L&R)	Named for future wife. Reassigned to Johnson.
42-106946	P-51B	505	6N-M	Johnson	Capt. Evan M "Johnny"	Pistol Packin' Mama	a/c from Graham. Reassigned to Malarz when Johnson received P-51D "The Comet". (q.v.)
42-106946	P-51B	505	6N-M	Malarz	Capt. Chester "Chet"	Bison Bull	a/c from Johnson. Lost 5 Oct 44 Lt. Stephen C Ananian - Returned. (See "Ramrod to Munster").
43-24773	P-51B	505	6N-R				Lost 4 August 1944 - Lt. Roland W. Strong POW	7516
43-24796	P-51B	505	6N-O	Lynch	Lt. James L	Jackie II (L&R)	Reassigned to McMahon
43-6439	P-51B	505	6N-				w/w clobber college a/c. MAC 12 Feb 45 Lt. William M Beecher ret.
43-6771	P-51B	505	6N-P			Constance	Crash landed 2 March 45 Lt. Raymond D Wark
43-7009	P-51B	505	6N-				Lost landing accident 21 April 44 - Maj. Archie A Tower
42-103305	P-51C	505	6N-U				Lost in take-off accident 12 May 44 - Lt. William Jaaskelainen
42-103314	P-51C	505	6N-	Rutan	Lt. Frederick S Jr.	Whistlers Wings	Lost 4 July 1944 - Lt Carl H Bundgaard (1st mission!) Evaded	6548
42-103331	P-51C	505	6N-E	Hanson	Lt. James R.	Bolero

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