Bill Marshall (355th Fighter Group) Collection

This collection includes 3,299 digital files images donated from Bill Marshall.  The images focus on the 355th Fighter Group in World War Two. Some of these images were used in Bill Marshall's book "Our Might Always: The 355th Fighter Group in World War II." The size of the collection is 2.5 GB.

P-51s from the 354 Fighter Squadron, WRB “Wolverine” (473156) with Heaton’s WRO 44-72492 in the background.

The 355th consisted of the 354th, 357th and 358th Fighter Squadrons and primarily flew North American P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts.  Based in Morden, England, the 355th was praised for its accuracy in ground attacks, and the Group became known as the "Steeple Mordan Strafers." Please do not use images from this collection without permission.

Henry Brown was the 355th leading ace with 18 combined air and ground kills.

Link to the Collection's Finding Guide.

Link to the Collection's Images on Flickr.

 

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