| 339th Fighter Group | |
|---|---|
 P-51 Mustangs of the 339th Fighter Group | |
| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Fowlmere |
| Engagements | Air Offensive, Europe Normandy Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Invasion of Germany |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| 503rd Fighter Squadron (D7) |  |
| 504th Fighter Squadron (5Q) |  |
| 505th Fighter Squadron (6N) |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | A-24 Banshee 1942–1943 A-25 Shrike 1942–1943 P-39 Airacobra 1943–1944 P-51 Mustang 1944–1945 |
The 339th Fighter Group was a unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II.[1][2] It comprised the 503rd, 504th, and 505th Fighter Squadrons.
The group was an Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England assigned to RAF Fowlmere. It had the highest claims of air and ground enemy aircraft victories in one year, and was the only group to claim over a hundred ground strafing victories on two occasions – 105 on 4 April 1945 and 118 on 16 April 1945. It was inactivated on 18 October 1945.
- ^ G. P. Harry (1991). 339th Fighter Group. Turner Pub. ISBN 978-1-56311-067-2.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.