To our new American friends we say safe journey and Haste ye back!. He completed 270 combat hours and was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the DFC. An undated view (courtesy of Patrick Griffith) of the (N/S: 3,900', N/W: 2,600', and N/W & S/E: One of the more complete 2nd WW USAAF bases in East Anglia that was not used during the Cold War. He retired from the U.S. Air Force at the rank of Colonel on March 6, 1980. North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang Serial 43-12123 of the 364th Fighter Squadron. A rough translation from the French of the above by me (with apologies): 4:34 pm, June 12, 1944, off the resort 157 Raydon (Suffolk UK). It was recorded in Domesday as "Reindune" or "Reinduna" and appears on John Speed's 1610 map as "Roydon". Indeed his parachute did not have time to open and he was killed and on the edge of the Vigne Street. photo of Louis "Gus" depicted at all on the June 1963 Denver Sectional Chart (courtesy Deck bar. Kennedy). Stan then completed 100 hours in P-40s at Fort Myers and Page Field where he served with the 15th FS of the 53rd FG. | Cookie Policy, Copyright War Memorials Trust Registered Charity Number: 1062255 | Site by The Group installed the board in memory of the late Mr. Jack Peacock who was a good friend of the 353rd Fighter Group and the memorial project. Group markings were red, yellow and red spinners, with a 12-inch red and yellow check band around the cowling behind the spinner. Kennedy). the place to find all your contribution. If at the end of the Evaluation Period you do not contract a license for its use, you must stop using the image and destroy / delete any copy of it. (courtesy of Jim LaRue via Cheryl York). A/C 42-7904 P-47D-1-RE. So here is a summary of the tragic history of SX-F aircraft with the 352nd resulting from that query. Bill Lemaster recalled that he After three years of hard work and fund raising they Barracks sites were dispersed in fields further to the east. WebRaydon airfield preservation society building, Raydon, Suffolk, England, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image.
