UPL 6598
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Staff Sergeant William House, crew chief of P-51D Mustang 44-14966, OS-S "Luscious Lu" of the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, talks to pilot Lieutenant Robert H Garlich who named the Mustang after a high school sweetheart.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-721307
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Luscious Lu
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Locations
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date:
ContributorPyker
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources
Photo via Robert Garlich.