FRE 3042

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A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-63177) of the 78th Fighter Group that crash landed dur to collapsed landing gear The incident occurred at Duxford on 4th January 1945 with Flight Officer Melvin F Hoffman at the controls of P-51D-20-NA 44-63177 MX-C of the 82nd Fighter squadron. Following repair, the aircraft was lost on 24th February 1945 with 2Lt. Edwin B Anderson becoming a POW.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorPyker
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Details from Ted Damick databases.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection