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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
	P-38J	434	L2-	Hendrix	Lt. George D	Tarzana (L&R)	Named after hometown in Ca - also hometown of Edgar Rice Burroughs
42-67264	P-38J	434	L2-N	Williams	Capt. Bailey A	Teddie	Lost 26 Sept 44 - Lt. Harry E Little POW	9249
	P-38J	434	L2-N	Williams	Capt. Bailey A	Teddie 2
	P-38J	434	L2-N	Williams	Capt. Bailey A	Teddie 3
44-14373	P-51D	434	L2-N	Williams	Lt. Bailey A	Teddie 4
44-14845	P-51D	434	L2-C	Matthews	Lt. Harold E	Tenacious Torchy
44-	P-51D	435	J2-	Salze	Lt. Floyd W	The Birmingham Kid	Named from his hometown - Birmingham, Alabama
44-	P-51D	434	L2-L	Nagel	Lt. Jerome K	The Brat
44-63176	P-51D	434	L2-Z	Daudistel	Lt. William H	The Impatient Virgin / Mickey's M
44-11764	P-51K	434	L2-M	Kline	Lt. Robert B	The Onley Genevieve	Lost 13 Apr 45 - Lt. Kline bailed out - returned.
44-14395	P-51D	434	L2-M	Kline	Lt. Robert B	The Onley Genevieve IV
44-14840	P-51D	435	J2-H	Benoit	Capt. Norman R	The Victory Queen	Lost 5 Feb 45 - Lt. Norbert W Rock KITA
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
44-14523	P-51D	434	L2-K	Stotts	Lt. Harold L	The Yakima Chief
	P-38J	434	L2-R	Tipps	Lt. Thomas	The Zanies Wildcat (L&R)
43-12408	P-51B	435	J2-X			Tommie	Hack
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
42-68008	P-38J	434	L2-A	Herren	Lt.Col. James M	Touche
44-14396	P-51D	434	L2-A	Herren	Lt.Col. James M	Touche	Lost in this a/c 30 Oct 44 - KIA	10422
44-11162	P-51D	435	J2-W	Glover	Maj. John G	Tuscon
	P-38J	436	9B-A	Moore	Maj. Clifford J Jr.	Uninvited	From movie of same name for which his father-in-law Charles Brackett was screenwriter/producer
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.
44-14354	P-51D	435	J2-O	Gossard	Capt. Phillip D	V for Val
44-	P-51D	436	9B-	Thompson	Capt. Tom H	Weezy

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