44-13334 Wee Wilie II Buffalo Belle Bite Me

media-30363.jpeg UPL 30363 Lt. Eldrid C Danner, Buffalo, NY, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13334 G4-U “Buffalo Belle”.

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Object Number - UPL 30363 - Lt. Eldrid C Danner, Buffalo, NY, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13334 G4-U “Buffalo Belle”.

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal A/C of Lt Calvert L Williams. Re-assigned to Lt Eldrid C Danner . Re-assigned to Lt Alva C Murphy.

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Eldrid C Danner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12045877 / O-792690
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

Irwin H Dregne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Group Commander

Alva Cochran Murphy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-441009
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Calvert L Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732424
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Leiston IP16, UK 4 December 1944 Landing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 3 damage Lt Alva C Murphy, 4-Dec-44. P-51D 44-13334 - 362FS 357FG 8AF

Crashed

Leiston IP16, UK 31 May 1945 Landing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 3 damage Lt Irwin H Dregne, 31-May-45 P-51D 44-13334 - 362FS 357FG 8AF

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Leiston IP16, UK Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

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44-13334: Gallery (4 items)

P-51 Mustangs including (G4-U) nicknamed "Buffalo Bill" of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group take off in tandem. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Buffalo Bill, G4-U.' On reverse: Merle Olmsted Collection [Stamp].

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P-51 Mustangs nicknamed "Sweet Helen II", (G4-U, serial number 44-13334) nicknamed "Wee Willy II", (serial number 44-13719) and (serial number 44-13596) of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly in formation.

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