Bill C Routt
Military
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UPL 21490
Maj. Bill C Routt poses with his P-51D Mustang 44-14060 5Q-A "FABASCA V". The nickname appeared on both sides of the nose but the wolf artwork is believed to have been on the left side only.
Donald Krueger Collection
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Completed tour of duty Nov. 8, 1944, hometown Nacogdoches, TX
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Promoted |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 18 June 1944 | An original cadre pilot, he was promoted from Captain to Major on 18th June 1944. |
Other Completed Tour of Duty |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 November 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History