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Harvey F Mace

Military

Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Sweet Helen" at Leiston. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Harvey Mace, Sweet Helen Leiston.'

media-388317.jpg FRE 6092 Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Sweet Helen" at Leiston. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Harvey Mace, Sweet Helen Leiston.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 6092 - Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Sweet Helen" at Leiston. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Harvey Mace,...

2. 5 victories on 29 Jul 1944, 1 victory on 18 Sept 1944

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Units served with

The insignia of the 357th Fighter Group.

357th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

362nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

363rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Brigadier-General Francis Griswold stands on the wing of a P-51 Mustang (VM-?) of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brig Gen Francis Griswold P-51B-1-NA 43-12406 8th F.C.'

495th Fighter Training Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A crashed P-51 Mustang (C7-Y, serial number 43-6503) of the 555th Fighter Training Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group.

555th Fighter Training Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Aircraft

Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Sweet Helen" at Leiston. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Harvey Mace, Sweet Helen Leiston.'

43-6923

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Sweet Helen
Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

A P-51 Mustang (G4-B, serial number 44-13558) nicknamed "Sweet Helen II" of the 357th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'P-51D, G4-B, 362 Sq, 44-13558, Harvey Mace Pilot.'

44-13558

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Sweet Helen II
Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Detached Service (DS)
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD)
Other Promoted
Other Transferred

Revisions

Date24 May 2015 16:54:42

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

Additional source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The 357th Over Europe

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:31

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Harvey F Mace: Gallery (3 items)

Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Sweet Helen" at Leiston. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Harvey Mace, Sweet Helen Leiston.'

Object number: FRE 6092 - Captain Harvey Mace of the 357th Fighter Group...

A P-51 Mustang (G4-B, serial number 44-13558) nicknamed "Sweet Helen II" of the 357th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'P-51D, G4-B, 362 Sq, 44-13558, Harvey Mace Pilot.'

Object number: FRE 6094 - A P-51 Mustang (G4-B, serial number 44-13558)...

Object number: UPL 29989 - Capt. Harvey Mace, Los Angeles, CA, 362nd Fighter...