FRE 544

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A P-51 Mustang of the 352nd Fighter Group, 487th Fighter Squadron, coded HO-G, "Lilli Marlene", s/n 43-7139, Pilot Lt Cyrus Greer flies over French countryside in Hall 1944 in an image taken by an aircraft of the 446th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse of print: 'Over France? 9/44 taken by 446BG, 352FG or 359FG'. N.B. This aircraft never flew with the 359th Fighter Group.

Connections

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Units

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

A P-51 Mustang of the 359th Fighter Group flies over French countryside in 1944 in an image taken by an aircraft of the 446th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Over France? 9/44 taken by 446BG, 352FG or 359FG.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696693
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang of the 359th Fighter Group flies over French countryside in 1944 in an image taken by an aircraft of the 446th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Over France? 9/44 taken by 446BG, 352FG or 359FG.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lilli Marlene
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorDittosox
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Sam L. Sox, Jr , Photography Archivist 352nd FG Association

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and person associations
Sources

Amendments made to unit Connections on the advice from Peter Randall of Little Friends: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/. Additional information in the caption from the same source.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection