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A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '"Small Boy Here", 78th F.G., 83rd Sqdrn. 463620, 6/5/45.'

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19127484 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-830013
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '"Small Boy Here", 78th F.G., 83rd Sqdrn. 463620, 6/5/45.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Small Boy Here
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Locations

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Revisions

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Contributorjrugman
ChangesChanges to person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Caption

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection