44-11640 Hell's Fable
Object Number - UPL 22494 - 1st Lt Richard T Aldrich, [ Rock Island IL ], 504th Fighter Squadron. P-51K 44-11640 5Q-F/ “Hell’s Fable”.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt Richard T Aldrich.
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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: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-689815
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 16 February 1945 | Landing Accident Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Charles J Hendricks, 16-Feb-45 504FS 339FG 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Dallas, TX, USA | Built by North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
Texas, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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