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75th Fighter Squadron |
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Name : 75th Fighter Squadron Country : US |
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Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Captain | 1942 | 2nd May 1943 | Killed in Action | ||||
October 1943 | 1945 | ||||||
| Parent Squadrons for : 75th Fighter Squadron | |
| Squadron | Info |
23rd Fighter Group Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 23rd Fighter Group | 23rd Fighter Group Full profile not yet available. |
| Pilots and Aircrew for : 75th Fighter Squadron | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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| Hampshire, John Frederick Click the name above to see a profile of Hampshire, John Frederick
| Hampshire, John Frederick | |
| Hill, David Click the name above to see a profile of Hill, David
| Hill, David Tex Hill was born in Korea on 13th July 1915. Tex Hill graduated as a Naval Aviator in 1939, and after serving as a Navy Pilot, Tex Hill volunteered for the A.V.G., becoming Squadron Leader in the 2nd Sqn (Panda Bears) until disbandment in 1942, by which time he had 12.25 air victories, making him the second highest ranking Ace in the American Volunteer Group. He remained in China, as the first squadron commander of the 75th F S /23rd F G before returning to the U.S. He went back to China to command the 23rd F G, increasing his total to 18.25 victories. In late 1943 he led a group of 30 aircraft on the first strike against Formosa. During this mission, 42 enemy aircraft were confirmed destroyed, with a possible 12 more, while all 30 aircraft under Tex Hill's command returned safely. Returning to the US, he commanded the 412th Fighter Group, the first jet aircraft group. Here, he flew P-80 Shooting Stars and YP-59 Airacomets. His decorations include a Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 2 Air Medals, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, 6 decorations awarded by China, and a Distinguished Flying Cross from the UK. Sadly, Tex Hill died on 11th October 2007. | |
| Lopez, Donald Click the name above to see a profile of Lopez, Donald
| Lopez, Donald In October 1943, Don was assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron/ 23 F G Flying Tigers, in Hengyang, China, and was soon in the thick of the fighting, scoring a victory in his very first air combat. he completed his tour in 1945 as Squadron Operations Officer, having scored 5 air victories. He later became Deputy Director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington. | |
| Segura, Wiltz Click the name above to see a profile of Segura, Wiltz
| Segura, Wiltz After combat training with the Army Air Corps in 1943, Wiltz Segura joined the Flying Tigers in China, serving with the 75th Fighter Squadron/ 23rd Fighter Group. Glying over 102 combat missions he was twice shot down by ground fire but managed to parachute from his disabled P-40 and evade capture by the Japanese. He finished the war with 6 air victories. General Segura was born in 1921 in New Iberia, La., where he graduated from New Iberia High School in January 1940 and attended Louisiana State University and the University of Southwestern Louisiana prior to entering the Army Air Corps in 1942 as an aviation cadet. He received his flying training in the Southeastern Training Command and graduated at Craig Field, Ala., with a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and his pilot wings in April 1943. He then attended a three month fighter transition training at Sarasota, Fla. Sadly he died on 9th April 1999. | |
Died : 2 / 5 / 1943| Aircraft for : 75th Fighter Squadron | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with 75th Fighter Squadron. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
| Aircraft | Info | |
Warhawk 
Manufacturer : Curtiss Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1958 Number Built : 13738 | Warhawk P-40 | |
Last edited : 10:27, February 8, 2013
Last editor : kc
75th Fighter Squadron Artwork |
  Fighting Tigers by Robert Taylor. |
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