Virgil Ray McAfee
Military
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Virgil McAfee, a Crew Chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on a P-51B Mustang (WR-A) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group, April 1944. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan.
Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.'
The serial number of this aircraft was 43-6431 and it was made as part of production block P-51B-5-NA. Roger Freeman Collection
Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.'
The serial number of this aircraft was 43-6431 and it was made as part of production block P-51B-5-NA. Roger Freeman Collection
Identified as a P-51B Mustang and as 43-6431 (P-51B-5-NA) by Peter Randall of www.littlefriends.co.uk
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 355th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-383753
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man o War The Iowa Beaut
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Helen Man o War
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (355th Fighter Group) 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ross County, OH, USA | 21 September 1914 | Son of Newton and Julia McAfee. |
Enlisted |
Columbus, OH, USA | 28 May 1942 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Lancaster, OH 43130, USA | 12 August 2007 | |
Based |
Steeple Morden | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
3349 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202, USA | Union Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, OH |
Revisions
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Sources
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia