77TH. FIGHTER SQUADRON

USAAF Serial #	Code	Aircraft Name	Pilot/ Ground Crew	Remarks
P-51B-1-NA
43-12417	LC-B			Two seat war weary aircraft
P-51B-5-NA
43-7000(WW)	LC-?	"Priority Nil"(?)		O.T.U. A/c crashed 2/3/45 King's Cliffe
P-51B-10-NA
42-106662	LC-A			O.T.U. A/c (WW)
42-106476	LC-Z			O.T.U. A/c (WW)
P-51C-10-NT
43-25041	LC-I		1/Lt L. Rowlett	A/c MIA 2/9/45; plt 1/Lt J. Nuno
43-25046	LC-Q	"Kathleen"	1/Lt C. Dungan	Plt & A/c MIA 10/7/44
43-25042	LC-T	"Pat's Pony"	1/Lt J. MacArthur, plt., T/Sgt L. Messier Sgt G. Tomlinson Sgt Cohen
43-25042	LC-T	"Mary Ann"
P-51D-5-NA
44-13991	LC-A		1/Lt C. Clough	A/c MIA 8/27/44; plt 2/Lt W. Doring
44-13775	LC-B	"That's All Brother"	1/Lt R. Moncrieff	A/c MIA 8/12/44; plt 1/Lt A. Clark
44-13687	LC-B	"Duration + 6"	1/Lt R. Gjolme, plt., T/Sgt H. McDonald S/Sgt W. Matson
44-13687	LC-B	"Paper Doll"	Capt J. Herbert, plt., Ground crew as above
44-13687	LC-B	"Dizzy Rebel"	1/Lt R. King
44-13793	LC-C		1/Lt F. Roberts
44-13793	LC-C		1/Lt F. Snodgrass
44-13852	LC-D			A/c force-landed near Paris, 9/17/44; plt 1/Lt W. Kuemmerle
44-13889	LC-E		1/Lt B. Rader
44-13889	LC-E		1/Lt W. Robb
44-13803	LC-E
44-13819	LC-F		2/Lt J. Garner
44-13637	LC-G	"Smoky"	Capt M. Gilbertson, plt., T/Sgt. C. Tucker,Sgt. N. Trynoski, Sgt. B. Yanchitis	A/c lost in Europe 1/2/45; plt Capt T. Hambleton safe
44-13836	LC-H	"It's The Kid"	1/Lt F. Alexander
44-13760	LC-I		1/Lt L. Rowlett
44-13760	LC-I	"Cindee Lind"	1/Lt D. McAllister, plt., T/Sgt S. McRee
44-13748	LC-K		Capt J. Herbert
44-13748	LC-K		1/Lt W. Robb	A/c MIA 1/3/45; plt F/O C. Sheffield
44-13655	LC-L		1/Lt L. Adams	A/c SAL/NBD 8/2/44
44-13746	LC-M	"It's The Kid"	1/Lt F. Alexander S/Sgt D. Gee S/Sgt M. McAtee
44-13746	LC-M		Capt P. McCully	A/c MIA 11/2/44; plt 2/Lt J. Kennedy
44-13848	LC-N		1/Lt J. Reid
44-13992	LC-O	"Olivia De"	Capt J. McKeon	A/c crashed Yaxley, 9/27/44; plt 1/Lt H. Knapp killed
44-13803	LC-P		1/Lt J. Starke	A/c poss recoded LC-E
44-13696	LC-R		Capt D. Reihmer	Plt & A/c MIA 8/4/44
44-13902	LC-R
44-13670	LC-S		2/Lt J. Wilson	Plt & A/c MIA 11/9/44
44-13840	LC-U		1/Lt B. Rader
44-13840	LC-U	"Van's Can"	2/Lt R. Van Woert	Plt & A/c MIA 11/2/44
44-13918	LC-V	"Murph V"	Maj M. McLary, plt., T/Sgt C. Turchin S/Sgt J. Carpenter S/Sgt W. Head
44-13918	LC-V		1/Lt L. Einaus, plt., Ground crew as above
44-13918	LC-V	"Gloria"	1/Lt B. Phillips
44-13798	LC-W	"Jean"	Capt C. Jennings, plt., S/Sgt P. McDermott
44-13798	LC-W	"Kitty B"	1/Lt A. North, plt., Crew chief as above
44-13792	LC-X		1/Lt A. Payne, plt., T/Sgt. R. Bertram	A/c MIA 8/6/44; plt 1/Lt W. Whiteside
44-13692	LC-X	"Mary D"	Capt R. Dempsey T/Sgt R. Bertram
44-13692	LC-X	"Maggie"/"Sandy"	Capt C. Huey, plt., Crew chief as above
44-13713	LC-Y			A/c MIA 8/5/44; plt 1/Lt I. Fernandes
44-13824	LC-Z			A/c MIA 12/2/44; plt 2/Lt M. Joseph
P-51D-5-NT
44-11335	LC-C		2/Lt J. Rosemblum
44-11154	LC-E	"Mary Ellen"	Capt R. Flowers	A/c SALV 12/15/44
44-11335	LC-F			A/c also coded LC-C
44-11217	LC-G	"Balls o'Fire"		A/c transferred to 79th Squadron
44-11161	LC-N	"June Nite"	Capt E. Fiebelkorn, plt., T/Sgt. C. Tucker, Sgt. N. Trynoski, Sgt. B. Yanchitis	A/c transferred to 55th Squadron as KI-X
44-11324	LC-U		Capt C. Cole
44-11335	LC-U		1/Lt D. Van Sickle	A/c also coded LC-C
P-51D-10-NA
44-14378	LC-A	"Hookin Bull"	1/Lt L. Adams	A/c MIA 11/1/44; plt 2/Lt D. Alison
44-14822	LC-A	"Sad Sack"	Maj M. Gilbertson
44-14843	LC-D		Maj R. Montgomery
44-14744	LC-E		Lt Col R. Gustke
44-14744	LC-E	"Skinny"	1/Lt W. Drozd
44-14404	LC-E
44-14823	LC-F	"Miss Miami"	Capt R. D. Jones
44-14843	LC-G	"Balls of Fire"
44-14136	LC-J		1/Lt J. Davis
44-14136	LC-J		1/Lt J. Garner
44-14136	LC-J	"Subtle Annie"	1/Lt P. Pierce
44-14063	LC-L		1/Lt L. Adams	A/c MIA 11/21/44; plt 2/Lt B. Halpin
44-14598	LC-L	"Li'l Erp"	1/Lt E. Pitz
44-14824	LC-P	"The Butcher Boy"	Capt T. Slanker
44-14824	LC-P	"Happy Helen"
44-14269	LC-Y	"Flamme De Pursuit"		A/c MIA 9/28/44; plt 2/Lt K. Geiger
44-14692	LC-Y	"My Rosie"	1/Lt H. Piatkiewicz
P-51D-15-NA
44-14975	LC-K			A/c MIA 2/19/45; plt 1/Lt R. Murrell
44-14996	LC-K	"Nancy"	Capt G. Hall
44-15605	LC-M	"Mart's Cart"	1/Lt R. Morris
44-15605	LC-M		Capt F. Larsen
44-15379	LC-N		1/Lt J. Cowley
44-14891	LC-O	"Wilda"	Maj M. Nichols
44-15321	LC-S		Capt G. Reynolds
44-15328	LC-X	"Hoya Boy"	1/Lt L. Kerns
P-51D-20-NA
44-72519	LC-D	"Gumpy"	Col R. Montgomery
44-72107	LC-N	"BJ Belle of the West"
44-72298	LC-Q			A/c MIA 3/24/45; plt 2/Lt C. Swierzynski
44-72219	LC-U	"Rose Glori"		Plt poss 1/Lt R. Rege
P-51D-25-NA
44-73157	LC-P
P-51K-1-NT
44-11354	LC-?	"Ginny"
P51K-5-NT
44-11554	LC-H		1/Lt J. Simanonok
44-11566	LC-Q		Capt W. Fay	A/c listed salv 3/21/45
44-11673	LC-Z		1/Lt F. Van Sickle	A/c ditched English Channel, 4/4/45; plt 2/Lt J. Cudd
P-51D (Sub-type unkown)
	LC-C		1/Lt W. Umla
	LC-S	"Snowball's Gesrium"		A/c poss as 44-15321
	LC-?	"Connecticutt Yankee"		A/c poss coded LC-Q. Plt believed to be Capt W.Fay
	LC-?	"Blue Streak"
	LC-?	"Dick Jnr"
	LC-?	"Doodle Darling"
	LC-?	"Gabriel's Horn"	1/Lt C. Arthaud, plt., T/Sgt H. McDonald
	LC-?	"Idiot's Delite"
	LC-?	"Jeanne"	1/Lt J. Seymour	A/c poss as 44-72107 LC-N
	LC-?	"Lil' Aleta"	Capt T. Hambleton	A/c poss as 44-13637
	LC-?	"Lil' Sandra"
	LC-?	"Little Freddie"	1/Lt W. Kuemmerle, plt., T/Sgt. Brokaw, Cpl. A. Bandy	A/c poss coded LC-K.
	LC-?	"Little Sister"		A/c poss coded LC-S
	LC-?	"Miss Joanne"
	LC-?	"Miss D-meaner"		A/c poss 44-15321 LC-S
	LC-?	"Windsor Wonder"	1/Lt. D. Van Sickle

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