367TH FIGHTER GROUP
"THE DYNAMITE GANG"
P38 & P47 VETERANS IN WORLD WAR 2
392nd Fighter squadron--393rd Fighter Squadron--394th Fighter Squadron
Nobhole--Decco--Casket
LOCKHEED P-38J LIGHTNING
The first American twin-engine fighter , the P-38 was introduced in 1937 and remained in production until 1945.
It's futuristic contour helped make it one of the war's best known aircraft. Placement of the P-38's four fifty
caliber machine guns and 20mm canon along the pilot's sight line at the front of the fuselage gave it a combat
advantage, and helped it attain one of the most impressive combat records of any fighter in the Pacific.
The lightning was extensively used as a strafing and photo reconnaissance plane, long range escort fighter
and low level support in both the Europeon and Pacific theaters
REPUBLIC P-47D THUNDERBOLT
The Thunderbolt was the largest and heaviest single-engine fighter of the war.
A supercharged 18 cylinder 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine made the P-47
the most powerful American fighter of the era. Armed with up to eight machine guns
(and capable of being equipped with 2 bombs or 10 rockets), the P-47 was used in both
theaters of the conflict as a fighter, low level attack,inteceptor and escort plane
serving with American, British, French and Soviet units. The Thunderbolt shown features
a later Plexiglas bubble canopy, which greatly improved visibility for the pilot.
ANYONE KNOWING OF A VETERAN WHO WAS IN THIS FIGHTER GROUP,
PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSONS LISTED HERE
Vernon J. Truemper
1316 Anthony Place
Camanche, IA 52730-2039
We are trying to maintain a database of all persons who were in the
367th Fighter Group.
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