8th Air Force Fighter Group - Littlefriends.co.uk

The 4th Fighter Group

The Eagles

Station:

Debden 29 September 1942 to 27 July 1945

Station Callsign:

Carman to 22 April '44 then:
Diction from 23 April '44

Group Callsign:

Upper to 22 April '44 then:
Horseback (A Group)
Amber (B Group)
Mascot (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

334th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: QP Callsign: Pectin to 16 April '44 then:
Cobweb (A Group)
Tiffin (B Group)

335th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: WD Callsign: Greenbelt to 22 April '44 then:
Caboose (A Group)
Supreme (B Group)

336th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: VF Callsign: Shirtblue to 22 April '44 then:
Becky (A Group)
Ronnie (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
41-6190	P-47C	355	WD-				Reissued to 335th FS following repair after taxi accident
42-8528	P-47D	336	VF-
44-13325	P-51D	336	VF-ZZ			Rosie's Beau	Post war markings
44-13959	P-51D	334	QP-H			Proboscis	Loaned to 355th FG for their "Frantic VII" mission and retained at Steeple Morden following repair after crash-landing due to engine failure on 22 September 1944 .
42-7875	P-47D	334	QP-T				Lost 14 June 1943 Lt. Garrett C King killed on training flight due to weather.
44-13946	P-51D	334	QP-S				Recoded from QP-D
41-6162	P-47C	335	WD-B
41-6178	P-47C	335	WD-E
41-6182	P-47C	335	WD-X
41-6186	P-47C	334	QP-				Crash-landed 29 Jan 43 - Lt. Lucius F Foster (336 FS)
41-6190	P-47C	334	QP-				Taxi accident Debden 29 jan 43 - Maj. Leroy Gover (336 FS)
41-6200	P-47C	334	-00				Lost 1 Feb 43 - Lt. John Mitchellweis Jr . KIFA (336 FS)
41-6224	P-47C	335	WD-C				Could be "O" per SB
41-6224	P-47C	335	WD-X				To 56 FG
41-6225	P-47C	335	WD-W
41-6238	P-47C	334	QP-
41-6238	P-47C	336	VF-				Lost 28 July 43 - ditched in North Sea
41-6244	P-47C	336	VF-
41-6247	P-47C	334	QP-
41-6248	P-47C	335	WD-				Lost 30 July 43 - Lt. Frederick D Merritt KIA
41-6258	P-47C	334	QP-
41-6260	P-47C	335	WD-
41-6328	P-47C	335	WD-				Lost 28 July 43 - Lt. Henry L Ayres Jr.
41-6356	P-47C	335	WD-
41-6360	P-47C	335	WD-D				Written off in take-off crash 3 Nov 43 at Halesworth - Lt. Lloyd W Waterman uninjured.
41-6368	P-47C	335	WD-J
41-6403	P-47C	334	QP-03				Lost 3 Apr 43 - Maj. Oscar H Coen Bailed safely
41-6404	P-47C	334	QP-P
41-6416	P-47C	334	QP-				Lost in MAC 27 Apr 43 - Lt. James M Wilinson injured bailing out.
41-6541	P-47C	336	VF-G
41-6553	P-47C	336	VF-B
41-6574	P-47C	336	VF-J
41-6578	P-47C	335	WD-
41-6587	P-47C	334	QP-E
41-6587	P-47C	334	QP-M				Lost 3 Nov 43 - Lt. Ivan R Moon KIA	1049
41-6621	P-47C	335	WD-R
42-26059	P-47D	336	VF-3				Squadron 2 seater w/w
42-74621	P-47D	335	WD-L
42-74686	P-47D	335	WD-M
42-74718	P-47D	335	WD-H
42-75119	P-47D	335	WD-N				Lost 29 Jan 44 - Lt. Burt C Wyman KIA	2116
42-75250	P-47D	334	QP-P
42-75254	P-47D	334	QP-S
42-75254	P-47D	334	QP-X				Lost 3 Feb 44 - F/O. William A Cox KIA	2143
42-75702	P-47D	335	WD-
42-7853	P-47D	335	WD-
42-7874	P-47D	334	QP-L				Lost 2 Dec 43 - F/O John P McNabb KIFA
42-7879	P-47D	335	WD-M
42-7879	P-47D	335	WD-O
42-7892	P-47D	336	VF-

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