43-6800

media-20765.jpeg UPL 20765 1 January 1945: "Clobber College" at Raydon dubiously celebrates the New Year with a 2-ship taxi accident. Veteran CAPT Gordon S. Burlingame of the 352nd Ftr Sq, 353rd FG at the controls of a war-weary P-51B (serial 43-6800, coded SX-2) led LT Richard E. Hahn in another P-51B (43-6876, coded SX-5). Hahn apparently overran Burlingame, resulting in the damage here. Both aircraft were repaired; Hahn became a POW on 19 March while flying P-51D 44-14631, coded SX-U (MACR 13156). NARA Ref 342-FH-3A05673-69595AC.

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Object Number - UPL 20765 - 1 January 1945: "Clobber College" at Raydon dubiously celebrates the New Year with a 2-ship taxi accident. Veteran CAPT Gordon S. Burlingame of the...

Assigned to 554FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

352nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

353rd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

496th Fighter Training Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

554th Fighter Training Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

People

Gordon S Burlingame

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: 19078368 / O-728571
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Goxhill

Site type: Airfield

Raydon

Site type: Airfield

Aircraft

43-6876

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Penny
Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 352nd Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK	23 August 1944	Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Jack D Leon, 23-Aug-44. 554FTS 496FTG 8AF.
Crashed	Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK	1 January 1945	Taxiing Accident Raydon/Sta 157 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Gordon S Burlingame, 1-Jan-45. 352FS 353FG 8AF.