42-106448 The Hun Hunter / Texas
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FRE 2944
A P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial number 42-106448) nicknamed "The Hun Hunter ~ Texas" of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group taxiying at Steeple Morden.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred War Weary to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred War Weary to 1st Scouting Force. Destroyed in Mid Air Collision with RAF Stirling Nr Sandy, pilot Lt Thomas W Kiley Killed in Training Accident KITA, 14-Feb-45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60975 / O-2044989
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-62984
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 15 September 1944 | Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt William F Kissel, 15-Sep-44. 555FTS 496FTG 8AF. |
Crashed |
Sandy, Sandy, Central Bedfordshire SG19, UK | 14 February 1945 | Mid Air Collision with RAF Stirling Nr Sandy Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Thomas W Kiley KITA, 14-Feb-45. 383FS 364FG 8AF. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | Transferred War Weary to 1st Scouting Force. |