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The 479th Fighter Group

Riddle's Raiders

Station:

Wattisham 15 May 1944 to 16 April 1945

Station Callsign:

Heater

Group Callsign:

Highway (A Group)
Snowwhite (B Group)
Flareup (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

434th Fighter Squadron Code: L2 Symbol: Circle Callsign: Newcross (A Group)
Reflex (B Group)

435th Fighter Squadron Code: J2 Symbol: Triangle Callsign: Lakeside (A Group)
Haddock (B Group)

436th Fighter Squadron Code: 9B Symbol: Square Callsign: Bison (A Group)
Springbox (B Group)

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Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
44-11674	P-51K	434	L2-O	Jeffrey	Lt.Col. Arthur F "Art"	Boomerang Jr.	Profile could be either a/c Serial given in P-MA8AF is for a P-51K but noted as D-30-NT
44-11674	P-51K	434	L2-I	Thompson	Lt. Hilton O	Speedball	a/c from Jeffrey. Transferred to 355th FG
44-11739	P-51K	436	9B-P	Elmgren	Lt. Charles B		Lost 22 Feb 45 - Lt. Peter C Vassuer details unknown	12672
44-11746	P-51K	434	L2-W	Olds	Maj. Robin	Scat VI
44-11749	P-51K	436	9B-				Lost 4 May 45 - Lt. Anthony J Scordino KITA
44-11755	P-51K	435	J2-K	Candelaria	Lt. Richard G	My Pride and Joy	Lost in this a/c 13 April 45 - POW	13904
44-11761	P-51K	434	L2-X	Hendrickson	Lt. Laurie A	Miss Georgia Carol
44-11764	P-51K	434	L2-M	Kline	Lt. Robert B	The Onley Genevieve	Lost 13 Apr 45 - Lt. Kline bailed out - returned.
44-12117	P-51K	436	9B-
44-12150	P-51K	434	L2-2
44-12156	P-51K	434	L2-A	Huval	Lt. Ossie J	"Mary"(L) "The Flying Frenchman" (R)	Lt Huval was a native of Cecelia, LA and a French speaker. Lost in this a/c 13 April 45 - POW	14120
44-	P-51D	436	9B-C	Ernst	Capt. Carl V	Akin Assam Dragon
44-	P-51D	436	9B-F	Gerrard	Lt. Robert C	Rosita
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Glenn	Lt. John G	Laguna Gooner
44-	P-51D	434	L2-G	Golden	Lt. John T
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Henry	Lt. Ray E	King's Queen
44-	P-51D	436	9B-T	Hightower	Lt. Howard G	Calamity Flo
44-	P-51D	436	9B-C	Huycke	Capt. Andre E	My Best Bet
44-	P-51D	435	J2-Q	Jordan	Maj. Herbert H	Hun-Nee
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Kleineman	Lt. Bernard R	Lady Kay
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Kreger	Lt. Charles S.	Bessie Lee
44-	P-51D	436	9B-G	Lewin	Capt. Edward C	Scotty Jr
44-	P-51D	434	L2-L	McCrystal	Capt. Richard G	Pretty Barbara
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	McLaurin	Lt. Grover G	Mac's Hack
44-14591	P-51D	436	9B-A	Moore	Maj. Clifford J Jr.	Uninvited II	From movie of same name for which his father-in-law was screenwriter/producer. Reassigned to Palson.
44-14280	P-51D	436	9B-J	Mulvaney	Lt. Gerold M	Bottleneck	Reassigned to Lt. Darling
44-	P-51D	434	L2-L	Nagel	Lt. Jerome K	The Brat
44-	P-51D	435	J2-S	Rock	Lt. Norbert W	Darlin' Fran
44-	P-51D	435	J2-	Salze	Lt. Floyd W	The Birmingham Kid	Named from his hometown - Birmingham, Alabama
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Shane	Capt. Preston S	Jayhawk
44-	P-51D	435	J2-P-	Shewfelt	Lt. Ray L	Li'l Larry	Bar after P. Named for son not yet seen.
44-	P-51D	436	9B-F	Spencer	Capt. Richard S Jr.	Muz's Mighty Molecule II
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Thompson	Capt. Tom H	Weezy
44-11157	P-51D	435	J2-
44-11162	P-51D	435	J2-W	Glover	Maj. John G	Tuscon
44-11162	P-51D	435	J2-V
44-11163	P-51D	435	J2-A			Little Jean
44-11201	P-51D	436	9B-				Lost 6 Nov 44 - Lt. Marion W Steele KIFA
44-11214	P-51D	434	L2-T	Maley	Lt. Ronald L	Tommy Trojan	Named due to him playing for University of Southern California prior to service. Lost in this a/c 5 Dec 44 - POW	10807
44-11228	P-51D	436	9B-
44-11346	P-51D	435	J2-T			Squirrel
44-13341	P-51D	436	9B-Q
44-13344	P-51D	436	9B-
44-13864	P-51D	434	L2-Q	Helding	Lt. Arnold G	Li'l Trouble	Reassigned to Scheiss
44-13864	P-51D	434	L2-Q	Schiess	Lt. Francis C	Li'l Trouble	Name retained from Helding
44-13880	P-51D	434	L2-D
44-13902	P-51D	436	9B-K
44-14138	P-51D	434	L2-G			Miss Fortune	Lost 21 Sept 44 - Lt. Thomas A Gavrys details unknown	9152
44-14212	P-51D	434	L2-F
44-14212	P-51D	434	L2-G	Olson	Lt. Thomas C	Lelah May (L&R)
44-14225	P-51D	434	L2-D	Drake	Lt. Walter M	Marge
44-14225	P-51D	434	L2-O				Lost 30 Oct 44 - Lt. Douglas T Thomas KIFA
44-14246	P-51D	435	J2-T
44-14255	P-51D	435	J2-Q
44-14263	P-51D	435	J2-J	Barsky	Lt. William M	Roarin' Rose	From Courtney. Name retained
44-14263	P-51D	435	J2-J	Courtney	Capt. John J Jr.	Roarin' Rose	a/c to Barsky
44-14264	P-51D	435	J2-				Lost 18 Nov 44 - Lt. Wilbert Muller bailed out.
44-14288	P-51D	434	L2-F	Marlowe	Lt. Wendell H	Peregrine Jr.
44-14294	P-51D	435	J2-				Lost 8 Nov 44 - Lt. Heinz W Detlefsen KIA	10424
44-14295	P-51D	435	J2-R				Lost 14 Sept 44 - Lt. Ivan A Ervin KIFA
44-14304	P-51D	435	J2-Z
44-14308	P-51D	435	J2-E
44-14311	P-51D	434	L2-R	Tipps	Lt. John T	The Wildcat	Lost in this a/c 18 Oct 44 due to flak. Crashed Belgium.- severely injured and returned to ZI
44-14324	P-51D	434	L2-L				Lost 27 Sept 44 - Lt. William H Rodgers KIA	9247
44-14325	P-51D	435	J2-Y
44-14327	P-51D	435	J2-R	Riddle	Col. Kyle L
44-14328	P-51D	436	9B-D
44-14333	P-51D	434	L2-Q
44-14333	P-51D	434	L2-F
44-14333	P-51D	435	J2-M	Mueller	Lt. Robert (NMI)	Little George	Lt. Mueller involved in take-off accident in this a/c 8 November 1944 at Wattisham.
44-14333	P-51D	435	J2-Q
44-14341	P-51D	435	J2-F			Fast Company
44-14344	P-51D	435	J2-				Lost 11 dec 44 - Lt. Robert N Pigg KIA (bailing out due to MAC)
44-14345	P-51D	435	J2-B	Rudat	Lt. Wallace A	Little Joan
44-14351	P-51D	HQ	9B-Z	Zemke	Col. Hubert A		Lost in this a/c 30 Oct 44 - POW	10423

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