The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards towards Germany and westwards towards Brittany, France. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945). The unit also used P-51 Mustang fighters. (This info was obtained from the American Air Museum website. This museum is located in England.)
The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards towards Germany and westwards towards Brittany, France. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945). The unit also used P-51 Mustang fighters. (This info was obtained from the American Air Museum website. This museum is located in England.)
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2LT 374 FTR SQ 361 FIGHTER GROUP (H) NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Entered the service from New Hampshire
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