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4th Fighter Group 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group Scouting Force 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 5th Emer Rescue Sqd 55th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 7th Photo Recon Group 56th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Group 495th FTG 78th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th FTG

The 353rd Fighter Group

The Slybird Group
Bill's Buzz Boys

Station:

Metfield from 3 August 1943 to 12 April 1944
Raydon from 12 April 1944 to 10 October 1945

Station Callsign:

Boyhood (Metfield)
Cockle (Raydon)

Group Callsign:

Slybird to 22 April '44 then:
Jonah (A Group)
Keylock (B Group)
Muffin (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

350th Fighter Squadron Code: LH Callsign: Pipeful
to 22 April '44 then:
Seldom (A Group)
Persian (B Group)

351st Fighter Squadron Code: YJ Callsign: Roughman
to 22 April '44 then:
Lawyer (A Group)
Squirrel (B Group)

352nd Fighter Squadron Code: SX Callsign: Wakeford
to 22 April '44 then:
Jockey (A Group)
Bullring (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
42-	P-47D	350	LH-H	Lanoue	Lt. Roland J	Fran / Doady
42-##113	P-47D	350	LH-	Ferrell	Lt. Arthur E	Vicki Jane
42-22275	P-47D	350	LH-N	Gallup	Lt.Col. Kenneth W	Rat A Dat II
42-22475	P-47D	350	LH-N			Kat
42-22771	P-47D	350	LH-
42-22779	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 12 June 44 - F/O. John J Phelan KIA	5745
42-25506	P-47D	350	LH-X	Duncan	Col. Glenn E	Dove of Peace VI
42-25541	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 12 June 44 - Lt. Goffred R Moretto - Evaded	5746
42-25649	P-47D	350	LH-N			Elizabeth
42-25740	P-47D	350	LH-B	Auchincloss	Lt. Bayard C	The New Yorker
42-25768	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 12 June 44 - Lt. Edwin H Peters bailed out over Channel after being hit by a 109. Rescued but serious injury due to leg being amputated during exit from a/c.
42-26109	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 29 May 44 - Lt. Arthur C Bergeron Jr. KIA	5206
42-26269	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 13 Aug 44 - Lt. Max G Graham details unknown	7606
42-26313	P-47D	350	LH-				Lost 12 June 44 - Lt. Earl C Main POW	5748
42-26357	P-47D	350	LH-Y				To 27 FG 15 AF
42-26402	P-47D	350	LH-U	Blickenstaff	Lt.Col. Wayne K "Blick"	Soubrette	Lost 12 June 44 - Capt. Dewey E Newhart KIA	5749
42-26416	P-47D	350	LH-U	Blickenstaff	Lt.Col. Wayne K "Blick"	Soubrette
42-26422	P-47D	350	LH-E
42-26454	P-47D	350	LH-S				Lost 8 Aug 44 - Lt. Robert S Hart KIA	7442
42-26455	P-47D	350	LH-L	Chetwood	Lt. Kenneth "Choo Choo"	Maggie V
42-26455	P-47D	350	LH-I			Maggie V
42-26472	P-47D	350	LH-O	Tanner	Capt. William F "Wild Bill"	Prudence V	(last P-47 named Prudence) To 78 FG 82 FS
42-26477	P-47D	350	LH-F	Price	Maj. William J "Willy"	Janie	Named for his only sister
42-26525	P-47D	350	LH-V	Allison	Capt. Ralph T	Rat A Dat	a/c from Gallup, name retained. Lost 23 Sept 44 - Capt. Ellis S Middleton KIA	9156
42-26525	P-47D	350	LH-N	Gallup	Lt.Col. Kenneth W	Rat A Dat
42-26581	P-47D	350	LH-J	Bledsoe	Lt. Marvin V	Little Princess
42-26581	P-47D	350	LH-H				Re-coded to LH-J
42-26619	P-47D	350	LH-L	Chetwood	Lt. Kenneth "Choo Choo"	Maggie IV
42-26634	P-47D	350	LH-Q
42-26642	P-47D	350	LH-S				Lost 23 Sept 44 - Lt. John J Edwards KIA	9155
42-26649	P-47D	350	LH-N			Elizabeth
42-26656	P-47D	350	LH-D	Unangst	Lt. Robert F Sr.	Ernestyne	Named for his wife back home
42-26659	P-47D	350	LH-M	Rafferty	Lt. Vernon G	Fern Marie	Lost 6 Aug 44 - Lt. Thomas C Creekmur KITA
42-26660	P-47D	350	LH-H
42-26663	P-47D	350	LH-Z				Lost 4 Aug 44 - Lt. Denny L Yocum KIA	7518
42-26666	P-47D	350	LH-H				to 406 FG 9th AF
42-26668	P-47D	350	LH-H			Skipper	Lost 29 Aug 44 - Capt. William D Smith KIA	8313
42-26692	P-47D	350	LH-S
42-28357	P-47D	350	LH-R	Ruscitto	Capt. James O	Natalie Ann II	Lost in this a/c 18 Sept 44 - Evaded	8803
42-28434	P-47D	350	LH-T	Winder	Capt. John H "Jack"	Carol	Named for future wife
42-74618	P-47D	350	LH-K
42-74647	P-47D	350	LH-U	Blickenstaff	Lt.Col. Wayne E "Blick"	Soubrette. Artwork of nude matching front/rear views either side.	To 56 FG
42-74665	P-47D	350	LH-T			Fatty's Patty
42-74669	P-47D	350	LH-O	Tanner	Capt. William F "Wild Bill"	Prudence II
42-74672	P-47D	350	LH-L			El Shafto
42-74753	P-47D	350	LH-				Involved in taxi accidents Raydon 21 June 44 & 11 Sept 44
42-74757	P-47D	350	LH-G			Texas Ranger (L&R)
42-75074	P-47D	350	LH-N
42-75157	P-47D	350	LH-Y
42-75170	P-47D	350	LH-				Ground looped 11 Aug 44 - Capt. Ralph T Allison

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