United States Army Air Forces
8th Air Force
3rd Bombardment Division
66th Fighter Wing
55th FG 78th Fighter Group
Nickname: "The Duxford Eagles"
Motto: "Above The Foe"
Group Callsign: "Greywall-Bakehouse/Phoenix-Slapstick-Boycott"
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Aircraft ID Code
Not Known
Group Aircraft
P-38, P-47, P-51
AirfieldDates Occupied
Goxhill Airfield
Lincolnshire
December 1942-April 1943
Duxford Airfield
Cambridgeshire
April 1943-October 1945
SquadronCallsignCodeNotes
82nd Fighter SquadronStedman-Churchtime/Surtax-RainboxMX (Red rudder from 11/44) 
83rd Fighter SquadronLockyear-Cleveland/Cargo-TurquoiseHL (White rudder from 11/44) 
84th Fighter SquadronBayland-Clinton/Shampoo-SpotlightWZ (Black rudder from 11/44) 
78th FG Related Photos
None at this time
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