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George 118

18th April 2026 20:22

US naval F6F Hellcat pilot Fred ''Buck'' Dungan

Hello,

I would like to ask if you know which units the ''victims'' shot down by the US naval F6F Hellcat pilot Fred ''Buck'' Dungan belonged to.

He shot down 7 Japanese aircrafts and one probable.

April 23, 1944 one Mitsubishi G4M "Betty"
June 19, 1944 one Nakajima B5N "Kate" and another one "Kate" probable
June 19, 1944 one Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" (Allied code name "Zeke")
July 4, 1944 four Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplanes

Thanks in advance

RSwank

28th June 2026 21:34

Re: US naval F6F Hellcat pilot Fred ''Buck'' Dungan

Starting on page 6 of the link below is an article about Dungan's career with some details of Dungan claims.

Some Japanese units are identified.

https://www.americanfighteraces.org/...tober-2017.pdf

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