Charles D Sumner

Military
Ground crew sit on the wings of a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Pride of the Yanks", listening to a pilot of the 357th Fighter Group. media-377187.jpg FRE 489 Ground crew sit on the wings of a P-51 Mustang 42-103502 C5-Z "Pride of the Yanks", listening to a pilot Charles D Sumner of the 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, 8th AF. Roger Freeman Collection

AAM DB photo.

Object Number - FRE 489 - Ground crew sit on the wings of a P-51 Mustang 42-103502 C5-Z "Pride of the Yanks", listening to a pilot Charles D Sumner of the 364th Fighter...

Planes flown: Bat Cave, Pride of the Yanks. 4 1/2 confirmed kills.



Numerous



.5 victory on 11 Apr 1944, 4 other confirmed kills, 2 unconfirmed 'probables'

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-103502

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Pride of the Yanks Bat Cave
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 364th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bat Cave, North Carolina 29 December 1922

Died

21 October 1987

Buried

Enlisted

Revisions

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Son, Stuart 'Rebe;' Sumner

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Son, Rebel Sumner

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Son, Rebel Sumner

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Son, The 357th Over Europe

Charles D Sumner: Gallery (1 items)

Ground crew sit on the wings of a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Pride of the Yanks", listening to a pilot of the 357th Fighter Group.

Object number: FRE 489 - Ground crew sit on the wings of a P-51 Mustang 42...