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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
44-15374	P-51D	435	J2-A	Trabucco	Maj. Thomas F	Dotty	Lost 1 March 45 - Maj Thomas F Trabucco KIA	12837
44-15497	P-51D	435	J2-
44-63217	P-51D	435	J2-U
44-63236	P-51D	435	J2-J
44-72395	P-51D	435	J2-				To Sweden post war as 26090
44-72627	P-51D	435	J2-N				To Switzerland post war as J-2077
44-72723	P-51D	435	J2-
44-72802	P-51D	435	J2-V
44-73137	P-51D	435	J2-N
44-73138	P-51D	435	J2-K	Hooker	Capt. Verne E
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-	P-51D	435	J2-B	Gates	Capt. William M
	P-51D	435	J2-	Pickering	Lt. William H	Ruff Hustle
44-	P-51D	435	J2-L	Means	Capt. Billy C	Hell-un
42-104318	P-38J	436	9B-A	Walker	Capt. William A
42-104397	P-38J	436	9B-				Lost 2 Aug 44 - Lt. Fred A Moser Jr. POW	7738
42-104407	P-38J	436	9B-			Marion	Lost 28 Aug 44 - Lt. William N Howard - Evaded	8321
42-67261	P-38J	436	9B-A				Lost 25 May 44 - Capt. William A Walker KIFA
42-67264	P-38J	436	9B-
42-67452	P-38J	436	9B-N			Rabble Rouser	Lost 20 June 44 - Lt. Louis K Nesselbush POW	5967
42-67973	P-38J	436	9B-R
43-28418	P-38J	436	9B-	Hartnett	Capt. Vincent G	Merrily Ann
43-28419	P-38J	436	9B-				Lost 24 July 44 - Capt. Thomas T Galloway KIA	7576
43-28432	P-38J	436	9B-				Lost 14 Aug 44 - Lt. Thomas J Holleran POW	8119
43-28459	P-38J	436	9B-D				Lost 4 Aug 44 - Capt. Elmer Hartman KIA
43-28529	P-38J	436	9B-C
43-28641	P-38J	436	9B-G
43-28646	P-38J	436	9B-
43-28655	P-38J	436	9B-Q				Lost 9 June 44 - Lt. Edward J Spillane KIFA
43-28697	P-38J	436	9B-R	Johnson	Lt. Clarence O	Bula B III
43-28712	P-38J	436	9B-D
44-23172	P-38J	436	9B-				Lost 24 July 44 - Lt. Neil W Kemper - Evaded	7596
44-23656	P-38J	436	9B-F	Spencer	Capt. Richard S Jr.	Muz's Mighty Molecule
	P-38J	436	9B-J	Grasshoff	Capt. Hans J	Little Zippie
	P-38J	436	9B-	Harrell	Maj. John W	Peacemaker
	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
43-12184	P-51B	436	9B-				w/w Hack.
43-12444	P-51B	436	9B-
43-12451	P-51B	436	9B-3
43-12460	P-51B	436	9B-				w/w hack
43-24799	P-51B	436	9B-				w/w hack
43-6393	P-51B	436	9B-
43-25036	P-51C	436	9B-X				Lost 28 July 44 - Lt. Robert R Teetor KIFA
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	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	436	9B-	Kleineman	Lt. Bernard R	Lady Kay

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