44-64099 Arkansas Traveller
Object Number - UPL 22418 - Capt Thomas H Adams [ El Dorado, AR ] 364th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-64099 C5-L “Arkansas Traveler”.
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt Thomas H Adams, whose 4.5 air victories and 1 ground victory were claimed in this A/C.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-877745
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 5 December 1944 | E/A destroyed. |
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Other E/A Destroyed 1/2 |
Kassel, Germany | 5 January 1945 | E/A shared destroyed. Kassel. |
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Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
Germany | 10 January 1945 | Two E/A destroyed. 1 x Aerial and 1 x ground kill. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Magdeburg, Germany | 15 January 1945 | Two Fw190 destroyed on 'Big Day'. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=44-64099
Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group by Chris Bucholtz.
