44-63271
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FRE 5619
A P-51 Mustang aircraft HL-D (serial number 44-63271), flying over Duxford airfield. Handwritten on slide casing:"HLD 463271 C.Tom Bendorf"
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
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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 78th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885561
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Pebworth, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8XJ, UK | 6 February 1945 | Baled Out Collins Pebworth Cat 4 damage Lt William H Julian, 6-Feb-45. P-51D 44-63271 83FS 78FG 8AF |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |