7th Army Air Force

15th Fighter Group
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45th Fighter Squadron	47th Fighter Squadron	78th Fighter Squadron
1941 - Curtiss P-36S HAWK
-	-	# 60
1942 - Curtiss P-40B TOMAHAWK
-	-	# 51 (42-46217)
-	-	*# 51 ''Rhapsody of Rivets''* (42-46217)**
1943 - Bell P-39C AIRACOBRA - Papua-New Guinea
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1943, December - Curtiss P-40N WARHAWK - Nanumea Island, Ellice Islands
(42-105112) ''Geronimo'' CO Lt. Bruce Campbell	-	-
The 15th Fighter Group was then sent to support the 20AF - see that site !

6th Night Fighter Squadron

On a circular orange field, a gray skull outlined in black forming the hub of a shaded four-blade spinning propeller done in black
Motto: None. (Approved 8 July 1924)

1943, May - Douglas P-70 - 3 Mile Airstrip, Port Moresby, New Guinea

P-70 (39-768) ''Dusty''
Pilot: Lt. Fred Secord
Det. A, 6th NFS

Received Black Widows in May 1944 (1st unit in PTO). Served in Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Saipan, Iwo Jima.

1944 - Northrop P-61A-1-NO BLACK WIDOW (dull black) - Isley Field, Saipan

P-61A-1 (42-5525) ''Midnight Belle''
Pilot: Captain Mark E. Martin
Radar Observer: Lt. Wesley L. Reynolds
Crew Chief: Cpl. Hank Sengstock

1944, mid-late - Northrop P-61A-1 BLACK WIDOW - Isley Field, Saipan

P-61A-1 (42-5526) ''Nightie Mission''
Pilot: 2nd Lt. Jerome M. Hanson
Radar Observer: 2nd Lt.William K. Wallace
Crew Chief: S/Sgt. Apsiforme
(mid 1944)
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P-61A-1 (42-5527) ''Moon Happy''

Pilot: 1^st Lt Dale F. 'Hap' Haberman

Radar Observer: F/O Raymond P. Mooney
Gunner: Sgt Patrick J. Farelley

Crew Chief: S/Sgt. Antkowiak
(Shot down four Japanese Betty bombers, late 1944)

P-61A-1 (42-5528) ''Jap Batty''
Pilot: 1st Lt. Francis Eaton (known as “Lil Ab”)
Radar Observer: 2nd Lt. James Ketchum (known as “The Chief”)
Gunner: S/Sgt. William S. Anderson III
Crew Chief: Cpl. Dustin

1944, late december - Northrop P-61A-5 BLACK WIDOW (glossy black) - Isley Field, Saipan

P-61A-5 (42-5554) ''The Virgin Widow''
Pilot: 2Lt. Robert L. Ferguson,
Radar Observer: 2Lt. Charles A. Ward
Gunner: Sgt. LeRoy F. Miozzi
Crew Chief: S/Sgt Chmura
Shot down one Japanese Betty Bomber

Inactivated February 1947 and reactivated as 339th All Weather Squadron

548th Night Fighter Squadron

Activated April 1944 with P-61. Served in Saipan, Iwo Jima, Ie Shima.

1945, April - Northrop P-61B-1 BLACK WIDOW - Iwo Jima

P-61B-1 (42-39403) ''The Spook''
Pilot: Lt. Melvin Bode

Radar Observer: Lt Avery J Miller

Gunner: SSgt John Hope
(Destroyed in crash landing at Iwo Jima in fog, 4/20/45)

P-61B-1 (42-39405) ''Anonymous III''
Originally issued to 6th NFS - where it flew as ''Victory Model''
transferred to 548th NFS on 7/23/45

1945, Spring - Northrop P-61B-2 BLACK WIDOW - Iwo Jima

P-61B-2 (42-39408) ''Lady in the Dark''
Pilot: Solie Solomon (renamed Lee Kennell after the war)
Radar Observer: Lt. John Scheerer
Gunner: S/Sgt. James Skiles
Crew Chief: Sgt. Matthew J. Lux
April 1945, Iwo Jima
(Made the final two aerial kills of WW II-both without firing a shot)

P-61B-2 (42-39454) ''Coopers Snooper''
Pilot: 1Lt George C. Cooper
Radar Observer: (Unknown rank) Stanley E. Babst
Gunner: SSgt Roy J. Ross
Spring 1945, Iwo Jima
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1945, August - Northrop P-61B-2 BLACK WIDOW - Ie Shima

Inactivated December 1945. Reactivated in 1969 as the 548th Combat Training Squadron. Still in service.

549th Night Fighter Squadron

Activated May 1944 with P-61. Served on Saipan, Iwo Jima.

1944, May - Northrop P-61B-6 BLACK WIDOW - Saipan

P-61B-6 (42-39543)
Assigned to 549th NFS on 1/28/44,
transferred to Clark AAFld for storage and then placed back on active flying with the 4th FS (AW) on 4/30/47.
Note: red cowlflaps and spinner are wrong here!

Kipapa Gulch, Hawaii 20 Oct 44 to 15 Feb 45
Siapan 20 Feb 45 to 20 Mar 45
14 Mar 45 to 25 Sep 45
Iwo Jima 20 Mar 45 to 5 Feb 46

1945, March 14 - Northrop P-61B-15 BLACK WIDOW - Det.(Ground Echelon) Iwo Jima

1946, February 5 - Inactivated at Iwo Jima