357th FG Photo Gallery
P-51B “Young-Uns” 43-6729, G4-Z, flown by Lt Lynn “Junior” Drollinger. Ground crew Sgts Childs and Christenson. Lost 28 Mar 44, Lt Drollinger evaded.
Featured 357th FG Photo (Will Rotate)
Collection of Photos of the 357th FG from the Merle Olmsted Collection, Bud Anderson Collection and photos sent in by members of the 357th FG. See individual Squadron Pages for more photos.
Army Air Forces World War II Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Bud Anderson)
WWII 8th Air Force Patch (Bud Anderson)
Merle Olmsted's collection of 357th FG Patches
Colonel Henry R Spicer, 357th FG Commander
Col Spicer and his P-51B "Tony Boy" 43-6880, G4-H
Colonel John Landers was Commander of the 357th FG for a short time between Lt Col Don Graham and Lt Col Irwin Dregne.
One of Merle Olmsted's favorite photos. Dec 44 Group planes waved into take off position in a snow storm.
Top Guns of the 357th FG Peterson, Carson, England and Anderson
357th FG Briefing Room for "Big Day" 14 Jan 1945 - 56.5 Victories
Mixed Group of 357th FG Pilots
Village of Yoxford, UK 1945
Armorer SSgt Idolo Augugliaro engineered the mounting of the K-14 gunsight into the P-51D.
K-14 Sight - relieved the pilot of "guessing" the right amount of lead the pilot had to hold on a target for a deflection shot. He put the pipper on the target and the sight computed the correct "lead."
Airfield operations - refueling
357th FG Commander Lt Col Irwin Dregne with his P-51D "Bobby Jeanne"
Lt Col Dregne and P-51 "Bobly Jeanne"
8th AF Fighter Control
Mobile Flying Control at the end of Runway 06. This British vehicle had an observation dome from a B-17 nose.
Bomber escort
357 FG Reunion - 1991 Warner Robbins AFB, GA
357th FG Reunion 1996
357th FG Reunion 2002
362nd Fighter Squadron
363rd Fighter Squadron
364th Fighter Squadron
