43-6792 Little Bitch
Mustang - A documentary history - Jeffrey Ethell - 1981
Object Number - UPL 25633 - P-51B "Little Bitch" Capt D Perron 362nd FS , 357th FG
Assigned to 357FS, 362FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Ludwigshaven. Lost 1 April 44 crashed Doullens, France - Lt Davis T Perron Killed in Action (KIA) 1-Apr-44. MACR 3463.
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Units served with
- 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: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19039920 / O-728720
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
80600 Doullens, France | 1 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Ludwigshaven. Lost in this a/c 1 April 44 - Lt Davis T Perron Killed in Action (KIA) 1-Apr-44. MACR 3463. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 357FS, 362FG, 8AF USAAF. |
