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for performance during an escort mission to Brunswick Germany on 8 May 1944. While escorting bombers to Brunswick, the group fought off an attack by a numerically superior force of German fighters. The group battled enemy planes until they were forced to withdraw and return to its base due to lack of
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assumed command on 17 May 1943 and held that position for most of the group's time overseas. The group flew bomber escort missions, counter-air patrols, attacks on airfields, trains, vehicles, troops, gun positions, and other targets. The group was assigned to the
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The 352nd Fighter Group participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 with missions to strafing the beaches and other positions and dive-bomb enemy communications. In July 1944, the group supported the allied breakthrough in the
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anticipated the attack and had a flight of 12 planes ready to take off when the attack began. As the planes were readying for takeoff, the airfield was attacked by about 50 fighters from
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was to gain air superiority during a stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge so that the German forces could resume their advance. On that day, the 487th squadron,
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in command. The unit served in the United States as part of the air defense force while training with P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. The 352nd squadrons were the
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and the 487th planes took off under fire. In the ensuing battle, the 352nd shot down almost half the enemy planes without any losses.
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Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt at RAF Bodney in March 1944
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The 352nd Fighter Group was constituted on 29 September 1942 and activated on 1 October 1942 with Lt. Col.
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The Fight in the Clouds: The Extraordinary Combat Experience of P-51 Mustang Pilots During World War II
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due to the distinctive blue of the nose and upper cowl of the P-51 Mustangs of the group.
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In April 1944, the group converted from P-47 Thunderbolt to P-51 Mustang aircraft.
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with the exception of the 328th Fighter Squadron which was allocated to the
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In February 1945, the remainder of the 352nd moved to Belgium and, with the
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operation of 20 to 25 February 1944. The goal of Big Week was to lure the
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The group returned to RAF Bodney in April 1945 and operated there until
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became commanding officer on 17 Nov 1944 and would serve as CO through
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in England for the majority of its service and were nicknamed the
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Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II
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England on 5 July 1943 and was assigned to Eighth Air Force,
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in November 1945. On 24 May 1946, it was redesignated the
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with Palm for actions on 1 January 1945 during the German
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into a battle by attacking the German aircraft industry.
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P-51D: The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign - for
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in October–November 1942 and March–June 1943 and to the
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later that month. In November 1942, the group moved to
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
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Fighter groups of the United States Army Air Forces
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DIANE Publishing. 1961. pp. 231–. 972:"Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign" 804:Military History Encyclopedia on the Web 800:"352nd Fighter Group (Second World War)" 635: 614: 548: 459:, a detachment of the 352nd was sent to 410: 347: 257:in April 1944. The group was located at 603: 535:District of Columbia Air National Guard 406: 32:P-51 Mustang of the 352nd Fighter Group 2270: 774:Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope 771:John Manrho; Ron Putz (16 July 2010). 724:"Always Out Front - The Bradley Story" 674:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 645:Lt Col Jay A. Stout (1 October 2012). 450: 384:The 352nd escorted bombers during the 1506: 1034: 984: 184: 841:Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force 521:The 352nd Fighter Group returned to 953:Eighth Air Force Historical Society 797: 665: 13: 553:Top P-51 ace George Preddy in 1944 14: 2299: 915:"352nd Fighter Group Association" 907: 838:Jerry Scutts (20 November 2012). 373:in October 1943, attached to the 1011: 865:James P. Busha (15 March 2014). 432:and in September 1944 supported 339:European theatre of World War II 150:French Croix de Guerre with Palm 58: 889: 557:The 352nd Fighter Group had 27 186:352nd Fighter Group (1943-1945) 934:American Air Museum in Britain 825:"Raymond Littge - Recipient -" 817: 791: 716: 691: 253:aircraft before converting to 239:European Theater of Operations 1: 2175:United States Army Air Forces 596: 343: 263:Blue-nosed Bastards of Bodney 95:Blue-nosed Bastards of Bodney 76:United States Army Air Forces 1035: 615:Tom Ivie (20 October 2012). 7: 516: 400:Distinguished Unit Citation 292:The 352nd was stationed at 146:Distinguished Unit Citation 10: 2304: 493: 323:The group was assigned to 2170: 2127: 2101: 1955: 1669: 1662: 1622: 1576: 1569: 1543: 1517: 1513: 1507: 1502: 1456: 1045: 1041: 1030: 896:Robert H. Powell (2010). 844:. Bloomsbury Publishing. 621:. 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Index

P-51 Mustang of the 352nd Fighter Group
United States
United States Army Air Forces
RAF Bodney
Air Offensive, Europe
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Battle of the Bulge
Invasion of Germany
Distinguished Unit Citation
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
Fighter
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51 Mustang
67th Fighter Wing
328th Fighter Squadron
486th Fighter Squadron
487th Fighter Squadron
Eighth Air Force
European Theater of Operations
World War II
bomber escort
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51 Mustang
RAF Bodney
Edwin M. Ramage
328th
486th
487th Fighter Squadrons

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