The 352nd Fighter Group was a unit of the Eighth Air Force that was located in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
The unit served as bomber escort, counter-air patrols, and attacking ground targets. It initially flew P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft before converting to P-51 Mustang in April 1944. The group was located at RAF Bodney in England for the majority of its service and were nicknamed the Blue-nosed Bastards of Bodney due to the distinctive blue of the nose and upper cowl of the P-51 Mustangs of the group.
P-51 Mustang of the 352nd Fighter Group
Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt at RAF Bodney in March 1944
P-51 Mustangs of the 352nd Fighter Group escorting B-24 Liberator bombers of the 458th Bombardment Group over the North Sea
Top P-51 ace George Preddy in 1944
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192d Fighter Wing’s F-22 Raptor flagship
Image: 149th Fighter Squadron emblem
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352d Fighter Group P-51s
