FRE 5340
IMAGEP-51 Mustangs including (WR-A, serial number 44-15625) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group and Mustangs of the 339th Fighter Group and the 353rd Fighter Group at Debden, home of the 4th Fighter Group. Taken on 23 March 45 by Edward Richie. Information from Mark Richie: "The 65th Fighter Wing had a meeting of all Group COs at Debden about the up coming Rhine River crossing operations. Pretty neat shots. Roger [Freeman] and I puzzled over the NMF C model with the Malcolm hood. D models were in all groups by then so finding a "new" C model with and Malcolm hood is kind of odd. No serial numbers show in rear view. Possible it is a photo recon kite. Tower logs for the day do not inventory individual a/c that attended. Pretty day . . ." Handwritten on slide case:" Co's aircraft 23/3/45 Richie"
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Warrant Officer (RAF)
- Role/Job: Shop Superintendent (Aviation)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man O War, Scatterbrain
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added information to the caption as received by Ed Richie's son Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/
Amended incorrect serial number based on 355th Fighter Group aircraft list at Little Friends