359th Squadron P47's

USAF Museum photo

Rick Herter painting depicting Ace Don Strait's double victory

Rick Herter via Don Strait

Leading 361st Squadron Ace Don Strait

Don Strait photo

Second high scoring 361st Squadron Ace Dave Thwaites

Dave Thwaites Photo

360th Squadron pilot Dale Quigley

Photo courtesy of Kent Miller

360th Squadron pilot Ted Urban

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360th Squadron pilot Hunter Parker

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360th Squadron pilot Donald F. Jones

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360th Squadron pilot Ernest Corner

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359th Squadron pilot Frank Forsyth

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360th Squadron Julius Asbridge

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359th Squadron pilot Harry Gohsler

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360th Squadron pilot Louis Switzer

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361st Squadron pilot Paul Cochran

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360th Squadron pilot Dante Ciocchi

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361st Squadron pilot Robert Wallace

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360th Squadron pilot Clifford Poppell

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360th Squadron Pilot Wayne Gatlin

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359th Squadron pilot  Dick Turner and ground crew

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359th FS (L to R) Lts. Edward Malo, Rolfe Chickering and Airus Bergstrom. these three guys come over on the Queen Elizabeth together in April 1944

Eddie Malo Photo

This photo is of Kesgrave Hall where the officers in the 359th FS lived.  It was located about 1 mile from our airfield, Martlesham Heath. The 360th FS officers lived in a British Castle with a moat around it called Playford Hall.  The third squadron officers, 361st FS, lived on the airfield.

Eddie Malo Photo

Eddie Malo (L) and Airus Bergstrom

Eddie Malo Photo

This is a photo of the four roomates who lived in the same room at Kesgrave Hall.  (L to R) Lts.  Percy O'Quinn, Russell Scharnberg, Airus Bergstrom and Edward Malo. O'Quinn, Berstrom and Malo survived WW-II.  Unfortunately however, Lt Russell Scharnberg was killed on December 5, 1944 in a P-51.  The last other pilots saw of Russ was his P-51 was going straight down from about 20,000 feet.  I'm not sure his body was ever recovered.  There is a memorial for him in an American cemetery in Belgium

Eddie Malo Photo

Lt. Edward Malo, standing next to the tail turret of the British Bomber, Short Stirling, at Martlesham Heath Airdrome.

Eddie Malo Photo

Ace Will Scheible.

Courtesy of Erik Whipple

Ace Will Scheible.

Courtesy of Erik Whipple

Harry Fritz Rideout. 356th FG ,360th FS

courtesy of Peter L. Jordan

Harry Fritz Rideout. 356th FG ,360th FS - September 9th 1944, he was last seem being pursued by German Focke Wulf FW 190s

courtesy of Peter L. Jordan

Harry Fritz Rideout. 356th FG ,360th FS - September 9th 1944, he was last seem being pursued by German Focke Wulf FW 190s

courtesy of Peter L. Jordan

356thFG base at Martlesham Heath airfield, panorama going from left to right - 1st photo in a panorama series

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

2nd photo in a panorama series

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

3rd photo in a panorama series

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

4th photo in a panorama series

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

William R. Whitaker

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

William R. Whitaker

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

P-51

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P-51

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...the strange objects in the ground are 108gal drop tanks no longer fit for service...so they became boundry markers....

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

P-51

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

P-51

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359thFS, Lt William R Whitaker

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

359thFS, Lt William R Whitaker

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

359th FS bar

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 "Nazi Hot Foot" on take roll

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

Unknown artist painting a rabbit on the plane

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Squadron takeoff

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359th FS taken in March 1945

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Capt Bob Childers starting his takeoff run

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

Capt. Troge's P-51 upside down

Photo courtesy of Ross Whitaker

The control tower at Martlesham Heath as it stands today

Photo courtesy of Harri Honkanen

The control tower at Martlesham Heath as it stands today

Photo courtesy of Harri Honkanen

The control tower at Martlesham Heath as it stands today

Photo courtesy of Harri Honkanen