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4th Fighter Group 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group Scouting Force 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 5th Emer Rescue Sqd 55th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 7th Photo Recon Group 56th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Group 495th FTG 78th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th FTG

The Scouting Force

Station:

Experimental Force (SFX)
Steeple Morden July 1944 to 19 Sept 1944
1st Scouting Force
Honington 19 Sept 1944 to 13 March 1945
Bassingbourn 13 March 1945 (as 857th Bomb Squadron) to End of War
2nd Scouting Force
Steeple Morden 19 Sept 1944 to End of War
3rd Scouting Force
Wormingford August 1944 to End of War

Station Callsign:

Experimental Force (SFX)
Tool Room
1st Scouting Force
Honington: Outside
Bassingborn: Information wanted
2nd Scouting Force
Tool Room
3rd Scouting Force
Fusspot

SFX Code: WR OS YF Callsign: Buckeye
(ex bomber pilots)
Borax
(fighter pilots)

1SF Code: N2 5Y 5E (Honington) 9H (Bassingbourn) Callsign: Buckeye

2SF Code: WR OS YF Callsign: Bootleg

3SF Code: CG CL CY Callsign: Kodak)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
42-106448	P-51B	1SF	N2-				w/w Lost 14 Feb 45 - F/O Thomas W Kiley KITA - mid air with RAF Stirling
42-106727	P-51B	1SF	5E-				taxi accident Honington 15 Feb 45 - Lt. William L Rogers
43-25053	P-51C	1SF	9H-A
44-	P-51D	1SF	-	Burkholder	Lt. Robert (ex 457 B/G)	The Little Duchess
44-	P-51D	1SF	-	O'Connor	Capt. Frederick T (ex 364 F/G)	Mary Honey	Named for future Wife
44-11233	P-51D	1SF	5Y-T				Lost 1 Feb 45 - Lt. Edgar A Knapp Jr KIFA
44-13283	P-51D	1SF	5E-A	Peaslee	Col. Budd J (ex 384th BG)	Carolyn Ann	Named for his wife. Lost 10 Jan 45 - Lt. William J Doherty details unknown.	11876
44-13557	P-51D	1SF	5E-E	Smith	Lt. Richard L "Spider"	Easy Does It
44-13659	P-51D	1SF	9H-J	Dumont	Lt. Merrill J (ex 303rd BG)	Chip	Ex Morphine Sue II of SFX
44-13659	P-51D	1SF	5E-J				Crash landed 20 Feb 45 - Lt. Stuart Honaker (per accident report)
44-13686	P-51D	1SF	5E-N	Brooks	Lt.Col. Allison C	Rugged Rebel	From SFX ex YF-N "III" dropped from name. Lost 3 Feb 45 - Lt. John J Allen POW.	12173
44-13709	P-51D	1SF	5E-H	Brown	Capt. Fred (ex 401 BG)	Frances Anne
44-13754	P-51D	1SF	9H-F	Cox	Lt. William E		Lost in this a/c 3 April 45 due to mechanical failure - MIA	13944
44-13764	P-51D	1SF	5E-B				Lost 15 Feb 45 - F/O. Irvin E Lang KIA	12377
44-13891	P-51D	1SF	5E-G	Allen	Lt. John J (ex 306 B/G & SFX)		Damaged in landing accident 11 Oct 44 - Lt. Norman L Box. details unknown
44-14189	P-51D	1SF	5E-R	Schoefield	Lt. William E (ex 379 B/G & SF(E))	Francisco
44-14262	P-51D	1SF	9H-Y	Taurone	Lt. Dominic T		Crash landed Bassingbourn 12 April 45 - Lt Dominic T Taurone
44-14375	P-51D	1SF	5E-K
44-14895	P-51D	1SF	9H-				Lost 12 April 45 (crashed UK) - Lt. William D Hall bailed out ok.
44-14933	P-51D	1SF	5E-X	Huffman	Lt. Rex F	Rugged Rebel	Replacement a/c for 5E-N. Crash-landed Belgium 3 Feb 45 -Lt. Hoffman details unknown
44-15179	P-51D	1SF	5E-U
44-15593	P-51D	1SF	-				Taxi accident Honington 21 Jan 45 - Lt. William E Scofield
44-63748	P-51D	1SF	9H-			Little Dutchess	Lost 10 April 45 due to mechanical failure over Berlin - Lt. William L Rogers POW	13758
44-64149	P-51D	1SF	5E-A
44-72239	P-51D	1SF	9H-Z	Simpson	Capt. John W (ex 356 FG)	Zoom Zoozie
44-72335	P-51D	1SF	9H-P	Nelson	Lt. Joseph D (ex 381 BG)		Lost in this a/c 16 April 45 - KIFA
44-72497	P-51D	1SF	9H-H	Rosenbauer	Lt. Elwood J "Jack"	Bit O' Heaven
44-11567	P-51K	1SF	5Y-P			Dana Kay	Crash landed 15 Jan 45 - Lt. Wayne O Fox
44-	P-51D	2SF	WR-Z	Allen	Lt. David R (ex 4 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	OS-I	Castleberry	Lt. Marvin A (ex 355 F/G)	Lady Alyce
44-	P-51D	2SF	-	Counselman	Capt. Roger (ex 453 B/G)	June Bug
44-	P-51D	2SF	-	Edmonson	Capt. Robert A (ex 44 B/G)	Sassy Shari
44-	P-51D	2SF	OS-I	Hornickel	Lt. William G (ex 4 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	OS-C	Hughes	Lt. Walter R (ex 4 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	WR-S	Marmon	Lt. Leon H (ex 361 F/G)	Li'l Filly
44-	P-51D	2SF	YF-E	McLear	Lt. Robert M (ex 355 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	WR-B	Moore	Capt. Robert F (ex 445 B/G)	Madge II
44-	P-51D	2SF	WR-B	Nyman	Capt. Richard W (ex 458 B/G)	Piggy Eyes
44-	P-51D	2SF	OS-G	Orrick	Lt. Thomas H (ex 479 FG)
44-	P-51D	2SF	YF-W	Rodebaugh	Lt. Charles R (ex 355 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	YF-M	Shewfelt	Lt. Ray L	Li'l Larry III
44-	P-51D	2SF	OS-G	Smith	Lt. Kirby D (ex 355 F/G)
44-	P-51D	2SF	WR-S	Wilkins	Lt. John K Jr. (ex 479 F/G)
44-###97	P-51D	2SF	OS-U			Butch (R)
44-1####	P-51D	2SF	YF-D	Ceglarski	Capt. George W (ex 4 F/G)	Sweet Stuff II
44-11341	P-51D	2SF	YF-D	Ceglarski	Capt. George W (ex 4 F/G)	Sweet Stuff
44-13397	P-51D	2SF	OS-F
44-13611	P-51D	2SF	WR-L	Kilmer	Lt. James L (ex 355 FG)
44-13728	P-51D	2SF	OS-G				Lost 16 Sept 44 - Lt. William S Burtt KIFA
44-14300	P-51D	2SF	WR-A	Whalen	Lt. William E "Gooney Bird" (ex 4 F/G)		Written-off 10 Dec 44 - crash landing

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