44-14010 Chicago's Own
In the foreground is 1Lt Fred J Warner's P-51D 'Chicago's Own', AJ-G, Serial No. 44-14010 seen at Debden.
Corrected named to Fred j Warner
Object Number - UPL 14441 - 6 October 1944, bad weather over their base in France forced the Mustangs of the 354th Fighter Group to head for England for safe landings. In the...
One-time personal aircraft of 1Lt Fred Warner of the 354th fighter Group. Photo taken in October 1944 during one of the group's brief visits to Debden. Frank McIntire's Shanty Irishmen 44-13561 seen in the background.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812516
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Short-Fuse Sallee, Shanty Irishman
- Unit: 356th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
Steve Blake's "the Pioneer Mustang Group", 2008, pg 236 - airfield location and ID of background aircraft 44-13561.
A dorsal fillet has been added to the foreground P-51D-5.
MACR 11479 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
