NS519

media-6942.jpeg UPL 6942 de Havilland Mosquito DH98 Mk XVI "P" NS519 of the 653rd Bombardment Squadron [Weather Recon], 25th BG parked on a hard standing at USAAF Station 376 former RAF Watton.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 6942 - de Havilland Mosquito DH98 Mk XVI "P" NS519 of the 653rd Bombardment Squadron [Weather Recon], 25th BG parked on a hard standing at USAAF Station 376...

Crashed on Take off - cleared Watton base perimeter - Morton M Hunt [Pilot], 27/12/44.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Morton Magill Hunt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13077989 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK 24 March 1944 Hatfield Built, contract number Contract 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944.

Crashed

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK 27 December 1944 Crashed on Take off - cleared Watton base perimeter - Morton M Hunt [Pilot].

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