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s/n 44-14789, Capt. John B. England, 362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, Leiston, United Kingdom, December 1944

John Brooke England was born on January 15, 1923,

in Caruthersville, Missouri. In April 1942 he enlisted

in the Army Volunteer Reserves and after completing

the pilot training in March 1943 he was assigned to the

362nd FS whose command he assumed on August 25,

1944. He served two tours of duty with 357th FG during

which time he flew 108 combat missions representing

460 hours of the operational flying. He was the second

best marksman of the 357th FG scoring in total 17.5

kills. In the end of January 1945 England finished his

second tour of duty and returned home. After the war

he continued serving with USAAF. On February 20, 1951,

he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and briefly

served in Korea where he flew in total six combat missions during which he managed to damage MiG-15.

In October 1953 he assumed command of the 389th

Recommended:

for P-51D-10 1/48

FE1021

P-51D seatbelts STEEL (PE-Set)

644030

P-51D-10 LööK (Brassin)

644052

P-51D-10 LööKplus (Brassin)

648485

P-51D exhaust stacks (Brassin)

648486

P-51D exhaust stacks w/ fairing (Brassin)

648487

P-51D Hamilton Standard propeller (Brassin)

648494

P-51D wheels diamond tread (Brassin)

648495

P-51D undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)

648503

P-51D wheels oval tread (Brassin)

648504

P-51D wheels cross tread (Brassin)

648505

P-51D wheels block tread (Brassin)

648511

P-51D wheels diamond tread 2 (Brassin)

648512

P-51D wheels rhomboid treat (Brassin)

648513

P-51D wheels pointed cross tread (Brassin)

648514

P-51D wheels grooved (Brassin)

648517

P-51D gun bays (Brassin)

648522

P-51D cockpit (Brassin)

648555

P-51D engine (Brassin)

648570

P-51D gun sights (Brassin)

648571

P-51D 75gal drop tanks (Brassin)

648572

P-51D 108gal drop tanks (Brassin)

SIN64869

P-51D ADVANCED (Brassin)

3DL48003

P-51D-10 SPACE (3D Decal Set)

D48033

P-51D national insignia (Decal Set)

D48034

P-51D stencils (Decal Set)

EX663

P-51D TFace (Mask)

FBS. On November 17, 1954, he was killed during the

accident at the Toul airport (France) when under the

inclement weather and low visibility he tried several

times to land his F-86F. During the last approach he

ran out of fuel but regardless he avoided the airbase

building. Thanks to his sacrifice the Alexandria airbase

was renamed to the England Air Force Bakse.

Cat. No. 644030

Cat. No. 648495

Cat. No. 648555

Cat. No. 648522

Cat. No. 648517

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INFO Eduard

December 2022