Leo W Northrop

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Lt. Leo W Northrop UPL 81649 UPL 81649 Lt. Leo W Northrop, Clay Center, Nebraska, 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Original colour photo of Lt Northrop on 'Frantic II' Shuttle mission.

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Laeo Northrop named his aircraft "Donna Dae" after the Hollywood star, who was a personal friend of his.

 

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42-8491

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Donna Dae III Princess Jocelyn Tiger Lil
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
P-51B 43-6736 PZ-N ‘Donna Dae IV’ photographed at Debden just prior to setting out on Frantic II mission. It returned on 6th July, having aborted the 5th July howeward bound mission and returned to Italy.

43-6736

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Donna Dae IV
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group
P-51D 44-13688 PZ-N ‘Donna Dae VI’

44-13688

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron

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ContributorHattie
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history

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Lt. Leo W Northrop

Object number: UPL 81649 - Lt. Leo W Northrop, Clay Center, Nebraska, 486th...