Leo W Northrop
Military
UPL 81649
UPL 81649
Lt. Leo W Northrop, Clay Center, Nebraska, 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Original colour photo of Lt Northrop on 'Frantic II' Shuttle mission.
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Laeo Northrop named his aircraft "Donna Dae" after the Hollywood star, who was a personal friend of his.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Donna Dae III Princess Jocelyn Tiger Lil
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Donna Dae IV
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history