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

The 55th Fighter Group

Station:

Nuthampstead 16 September 1943 to 16 April 1944
Wormingford 16 April 1944 to 21 July 1945

Station Callsign:

Rockcreek (Nuthampstead)
Fusspot (Wormingford)

Group Callsign:

Smallboy to 22 April '44 then:
Windsor (A Group)
Graphic (B Group)
Kodak (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

38th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: CG Symbol: Triangle Callsign: Swindleto 22 April '44 then:
Hellcat (A Group)
Program (B Group)

338th Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: CL Symbol: Circle Callsign: Warcraft to 22 April '44 then:
Acorn (A Group)
Richard (B Group)

343rd Fighter Squadron Littlefriends.co.uk

Code: CY Symbol: Square Callsign: Careful to 22 April '44 then:
Tudor (A Group)
Saucy (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
43-25047	P-51C	OTU	CY-10			Old Smooth Mouth	w/w Clobber College a/c
42-67037	P-38H	HQ	-	James	Col. Francis
44-63745	P-51D	HQ	CY-C	Crowell	Col. George T		Reassigned to Howes
	P-38	38	CG-	Conners	Lt. Robert M	Sweet Elouise
	P-38	38	CG-Z	Des Voignes	Capt. Clair W	Ascend Charlie
	P-38	38	CG-	Hancock	Maj. James H	Repulsive
	P-38	38	CG-	Holderman	Lt. Eugene M	Betty Jane
	P-38	38	CG-	Landers	Col. John D "Firewall, Big Ass"	Texas Longhorn
	P-38	38	CG-	Patterson	Lt. Leon M	Mississippi Mudcat
	P-38	38	CG-	Rosenburgh	Capt. Robert A	Picadilly Rose
	P-38	38	CG-	Thorsen	Lt. Arthur L	Iki Aga
	P-38	38	CG-	Wyche	Capt. Wilton	Butch
42-66719	P-38H	38	CG-I				Lost 18 Oct 43 - Lt. Hugh E Gillette KIA	1040
42-67015	P-38H	38	CG-D				Crash-landed Nuthampstead 3 November 1943
42-67020	P-38H	38	CG-	Joel	Maj. Milton	Artwork - P-38 with wolf's head as central nacelle	Lost in this a/c 29 Nov 43 - KIA	1429
42-67027	P-38H	38	CG-G	Brown	Maj. Gerald A "Brownie" "Jerry"		Per P-38A
42-67028	P-38H	38	CG-G	Brown	Maj. Gerald A "Brownie" "Jerry"		Per AW2
42-67033	P-38H	38	CG-				Lost 1 Dec 43 - Lt. Wilton G Erickson KIA	1430
42-67046	P-38H	38	CG-				Lost 29 Nov 43 - Lt. James M Garvin KIA	1427
42-67051	P-38H	38	CG-	Albino	Lt. Albert A	Spirit of Aberdeen	Lost in this a/c 29 Nov 43 - KIA	1428
42-67059	P-38H	38	CG-				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. John A Stacker KIA.	1438
42-67060	P-38H	38	CG-S	Shipman	Maj. Mark K	Skylark IV	Lost 5 Jan 44 - Lt. Herbert T Winter KIA	1745
42-67064	P-38H	38	CG-C
42-67074	P-38H	38	CG-J	Jenkins	Col. Jack S	Texas Ranger
42-67077	P-38H	38	CG-Q	Ayers	Capt. Jerry H	Mountain Ayers
42-67080	P-38H	38	CG-S	Shipman	Maj. Mark K	Skylark IV	See "60"
42-67083	P-38H	38	CG-
42-67090	P-38H	38	CG-	Carroll	Lt. John J	FOB Detroit	Nickname means "Factory Ordered Bought Detroit" (Lt. Carroll's Hometown) Lost 29 Nov 43 - POW	1431
42-67095	P-38H	38	CG-A	Joel	Maj. Milton	Artwork of flying wolf
42-	P-38J	38	CG-W	Jaklich	Lt. Lester E	Angel Puss
42-104237	P-38J	38	CG-I
42-104284	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 23 June 44 - Lt. Grant H Cory KIA	6247
42-104287	P-38J	38	CG-I
42-104306	P-38J	38	CG-	Littlefield	Lt. Robert M
42-104334	P-38J	38	CG-K	Underwood	Lt. Kenneth H		Lost in this a/c 18 May 44 - KITA
42-67199	P-38J	38	CG-Y
42-67221	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 31 Jan 44 - Lt. Martin B Miller KIA	2108
42-67259	P-38J	38	CG-P
42-67277	P-38J	38	CG-Q	Ayers	Capt. Jerry H	Mountain Ayers
42-67284	P-38J	38	CG-X
42-67301	P-38J	38	CG-Z	Patterson	Lt. Leon M	Mississippi Mudcat	Lost in this a/c 31 Jan 44 - KIA	2109
42-67432	P-38J	38	CG-
42-67494	P-38J	38	CG-W	Simpson	Lt. Richard
42-67520	P-38J	38	CG-K				Lost 24 Jan 44 - Lt. Robert S Thompsom POW	2111
42-67578	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 23 June 44 - Lt. Robert B Hoffman "Old Dog" POW	6246
42-67650	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 5 Jan 44 - Lt. Edward F Peters POW	1746
42-67667	P-38J	38	CG-O				Crash landed at Duxford on 10 February 1944 by ferry pilot 2/Lt Robert N Gore 310 FRS who had been asked to leave the 78th FG in November 1943.
42-67685	P-38J	38	CG-
42-67711	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 31 Jan 44 - Lt. Delorn L Steiner KIA	2105
42-67713	P-38J	38	CG-				Lost 21 May 44 - Lt. Bert R Shepard POW	4975

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