Bishop Richard D Lt

Assigned Aircraft

P-38J CY-B
P-51D CY-N 44-13602 "Oh Murder" (E. Trevino)
P-51D CY- "Beautiful Virgin"

Mission History

Completed a 270 hour combat tour
72 Missions

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
184	16 July 1944	Saarbrucken (flew as Hellcat Blue 4)
231	11 September 1944	Ruhland

Air Scores

Destroyed
Probable
Damaged

Ground Scores

Destroyed
Damaged

Score Detail

11 September 1944 FW-190 destroyed (air) Saalfeld
11 September 1944 FW-190 damaged (air) Saalfeld
11 September 1944 FW-190 destroyed (ground) Saalfeld

Notes

28 March 1944 - Joined the 343rd Fighter Squadron
August 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
October 1944 - Awarded a 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
October 1944 - Transferred to the 70th Replacement Depot
Passed away in April 1992, aged 69.

Awards

Memories

Additional Photos

'Photograph of Ed Dvorak and Dick Bishop goofing off at Bishop's CY-B with a couple of practice bombs' (Frank Birtciel)

Newspaper clipping of Lt. Bishop's posting to Portland Army Air Base (R. Bishop Jr.)
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