Cummings Donald M Capt

Assigned Aircraft

P-51D CG-U 44-15192 "My Kitten"

Mission History

33 missions

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
297	31 December 1944	Engers (White 2)
298	01 January 1945	Magdeburg (White 2)
300	03 January 1945	Bad Kreuznach (Blue 4)
301	05 January 1945	Hanau (White 2)
302	06 January 1945	Garmersherm (White 4)
304	13 January 1945	Bischofsheim (Red 3)
305	14 January 1945	Magdeburg (Red 3)
306	15 January 1945	Stuttgart (Red 3)
307	16 January 1945	Dessau (Red Leader)
310	22 January 1945	Sterkrade/Holten (Blue Leader)
312	01 February 1945	Mannheim/Strasbourg (Red Leader)
313	03 February 1945	Berlin (Blue Leader)
315	09 February 1945	Weimar (Red Leader)
318	15 February 1945	Ruhland (Program Flight Leader)
319	17 February 1945	Frankfurt (Yellow Leader)
320	19 February 1945	Nurnberg (Yellow Leader)
321	20 February 1945	Nurnberg (Yellow Leader)
322	21 February 1945	Nurnberg (Yellow Leader)
323	22 February 1945	Berlin (Yellow Leader)
324	23 February 1945	Ansbach (Yellow Leader)
326	25 February 1945	Nurnberg (Yellow Leader)
352	24 March 1945	Steenwijk A/F (Squadron Leader)
358	04 April 1945	Kiel (Yellow Leader)
359	05 April 1945	Nurnberg (Yellow Leader & later Sq. Leader)
361	07 April 1945	Gustrow (Squadron Leader)
367	17 April 1945	Dresden (Squadron Leader)
370	20 April 1945	Oranienburg (Squadron Leader)

Air Scores

5.5-0-0 (plus 1 air with 27th FG)

Ground Scores

0-0

Score Detail

14 January 1945 Me-109 destroyed (air) E/Wittenburg
25 February 1945 Me-262 destroyed (air) Giebelstadt
25 February 1945 Me-262 destroyed (air) Leipheim
24 March 1945 (.5)Me-109 destroyed (air) S/Soest
07 April 1945 (2)Me-109 destroyed (air) Celle

Notes

ASN - 0-667803
ex 27th Fighter Group, MTO.
03 January 1945 - Joined the 38th Fighter Squadron
04 January 1945 - Appointed Flight Commander
January 1945 - Awarded the Air Medal
February 1945 - Awarded 10th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
01 April 1945 - Appointed 38th FS Operations Gunnery Officer
April 1945 - Awarded 13th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
April 1945 - Awarded 14th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
April 1945 - Awarded 15th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
May 1945 - Awarded 16th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
May 1945 - Awarded 17th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
July 1945 - Appointed 38th Fighter Squadron Operations Officer
28 September 1945 - Appointed Commanding Officer of the 38th Fighter Squadron
May 1946 - Relieved of command of the 38th Fighter Squadron and appointed Operations Officer
June 1946 - Checked out in the P-80 jet

Memories