8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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44-11205
P-51 Mustang
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P-51D 44-11205 “Lulu Lil” KI-Abar. Damaged in a landing accident on 21st June 1945 by Lt. W. Lowman
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Capt Harley Brown and his P-51D 44-11205 KI-Abar which carried two names "Be Good" and "Brownies Ballroom".
Service
Units
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20th Fighter Group
Group
In August 1943, the 20th Fighter Group arrived in Clyde, Scotland, before travelling to Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, which was to be their base for the rest of the war. The Group flew 312 missions before their last mission on 25 April 1945. The... -
55th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Harley Brown
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine | 20th Fighter Group
Flight leader 55th FS 20th FG. ... -
Wallace Lowman
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 20th Fighter Group
Flight leader 55th FS 20th FG Oct 1944 - June 1945 271:55 combat hours CO 1st SOS 56th SOW flying A-1 Skyraiders in Vietnam. Lt Col USAF retired -
William Peel
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 20th Fighter Group
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Places
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Wittering
Military site : airfield
Wittering, now in Cambridgeshire, began as RFC Stamford in 1916. By the end of the First World War, it had been renamed RAF Wittering, and was used by both British and American aircraft. It had six hangars, fifteen aircraft sheds and many other...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | 21 June 1945 |
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Damaged in landing accident King's Cliffe/Sta 367, Cat 3 damage. 21 June 45 - Lt. Wallace E Lowman. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 December 2015 17:21:17 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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www.littlefriends.co.uk |
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