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20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/18/2007 11:03:33 AM
Hello,

Was wondering of anyone can provide information concerning my father, who was in the 20th FG 77th FS at Kings Cliffe during the last year of the war. He flew a P-51D 'Busy Bea'. If you have any stories or a list of missions he flew...any information is appriciated. Thanks.


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RE: 20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/18/2007 11:25:13 AM
Paul :
Contact 20th FG Historian Art Sevigny:
sevignya@cvc.net
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RE: 20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/18/2007 11:29:29 AM
Richard E. Dorey, a 1st Lt. from Brockton, Mass. ,was assigned to the 77th Ftr Sqdn on 13 February, 1945. He flew a total of 88 hours and 35 minutes in combat and received the Air Medal with one cluster.

(edited because Peter's entry below is right, no clue where I got the previous date from! Thanks for the correction!)
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RE: 20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/18/2007 11:33:12 AM
thank you. I will contact him.
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RE: 20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/18/2007 01:40:48 PM
Lt Dorey was assigned 77th FS on 13 February 1945 per "King's Cliffe Revisited"

Missions flown / Flight position:   20 March 1945 Yellow 2; 21 March Red 2; 22 March Yellow 2; 24 March “A” Group White 2; 30 March Black 2; 31 March Red 4; 4 April Yellow 2; 5 April Yellow 2; 6 April White 4; 7 April Black 2; 8 April White 4; 9 April Blue 2 – Early return.  Reason unknown, possibly as escort to Blue 1. 10 April Blue 2; 19 April White 4; 20 April White 4.

If you have any photos of your father and "Busy Bea", I will be pleased to add them to my 20th FG gallery.

Peter
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RE: 20th FG 77th FS - Lt. Richard 'Dick' Dorey - 06/21/2007 03:19:21 PM
Pyker-

PM me with contact info and i'll send you a pic of 'Busy Bea'.



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