43-7002 The Mighty MITE
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UPL 20631
Lt Robert S Sherman [Talcotville, CT]. 334th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-7002 QP-D "The Mighty Mite". Crew member in shot is crew chief S/Sgt. George Russell.
Assigned 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost 9 May 44 - Lt Robert S Sherman POW. MACR 4684.
A/C propeller struck ground while strafing an airdrome at St. Dizier. With his prop no longer turning, witnesses saw Sherman “make a beautiful belly landing in a plow-rolled field” after deftly avoiding a grove of trees 3/4 to 1.5 miles south of the airdrome.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Asst. Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-695009
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885191
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 February 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Winslow M Sobanski, 26-Feb-44. 334FS 4FG 8AF. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Saint-Dizier, France | 9 May 1944 | Lost 9 May 44 - Lt Robert S Sherman POW. MACR 4684. A/C propeller struck ground while strafing an airdrome at St. Dizier. With his prop no longer turning, witnesses saw Sherman “make a beautiful belly landing in a plow-rolled field” after deftly avoiding a grove of trees 3/4 to 1.5 miles south of the airdrome. |