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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
44-15533	P-51D	436	9B-
44-15553	P-51D	436	9B-
44-15662	P-51D	436	9B-S
44-15742	P-51D	436	9B-N	Witzel	Lt. George H	Bruiser
44-63192	P-51D	436	9B-C				Lost in mid-air collision 31 May 45 - Lt. Richard P Thrall
44-64069	P-51D	436	9B-
44-72404	P-51D	436	9B-
44-72431	P-51D	436	9B-G	Hopcroft	Lt. Ernest W	Poontang II
44-72516	P-51D	436	9B-A	Duffie	Maj. Claire A P	Give 'em Hell For H. L. Jr.
44-72516	P-51D	436	9B-O	Plunk	Maj. Henry Porter	Ambrosia
44-72714	P-51D	436	9B-
44-72721	P-51D	436	9B-
44-72723	P-51D	436	9B-
44-72751	P-51D	436	9B-C
44-72950	P-51D	436	9B-D
44-72951	P-51D	436	9B-M
44-11739	P-51K	436	9B-P	Elmgren	Lt. Charles B		Lost 22 Feb 45 - Lt. Peter C Vassuer details unknown	12672
44-11749	P-51K	436	9B-				Lost 4 May 45 - Lt. Anthony J Scordino KITA
44-12117	P-51K	436	9B-
44-14280	P-51D	436	9B-J	Darling	Lt. Charles H	Ellie Mae
	P-38J	436	9B-K	Dunn	Lt. Donald A	Ding Hao
43-28467	P-38J	HQ	J2-				Lost 4 July 44 - Capt. Robert D Green details unknown	6789
44-23171	P-38J	HQ	J2-Q				Lost 10 Aug 44 - Lt.Col. Kyle L Riddle - Evaded	7621
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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