44-14095 Little Midget My Little Angel
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FRE 6048
A P-51 Mustang (SX-B_, serial number 44-14095) nicknamed "Little Midget (Missy)" of the 353rd Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant James G Bartley.
Photograph taken by James "Jim" Bartley Roger Freeman Collection
Photograph taken by James "Jim" Bartley Roger Freeman Collection
Historian Graham Cross informed me that the photos supplied to him from Jim Bartley, their creator, and copied by Roger Freeman in the 1990s.
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt James G Bartley. Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force, 8AF USAAF. Flown by Lt Anthony M Klasinski 3rd Scouting Force on 3-Feb-45.
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Units served with
- 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15133759 / O-830149
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 3rd Scouting Force
- Service Numbers: O-749696
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Transferred to 3rd Scouting Force, 8AF USAAF. |