44-13389 Sweet Stuff
Per my Father, Cecil Manning and my own personal meeting with “Gibby” at a 4th FG reunion.
Object Number - UPL 20697 - Staff Sgt James H Gibson 335thFS, 4FG, 8AF. Crew Chief to P-51D 44-13389 WD-W 'Sweet Stuff' [Pictured] and P-51D 44-13997 WD-H- 'Cookie'. Also was...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost Lost on Escort/Strafing mission to Prague. Last seen Kbely / Prague 16-Apr-45 Pilot Lt Edward J McLoughlin POW MACR 13923.
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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 4th Fighter Group 2nd Scouting Force 335th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815570
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-829867
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029495 / O-659133
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 1 April 1944 | Fw190 destroyed 1-May-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. "I turned on this E/A and fired. He was turning into me but I got a good deflection shot. I saw only one strike in the cockpit just above the wing root. He rolled over on his back and went straight down. I saw the canopy come off but did not see the pilot come out or a chute open. I followed him straight down and saw him hit in a large town behind some houses." Frank Jones Combat Report. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Szczecin, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Bf109 destroyed Stettin 20-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Kobryn, Belarus | 21 June 1944 | Bf109 damaged Kobryn 21-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Kobryn, Belarus | 21 June 1944 | Bf109 destroyed Kobryn 21-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 March 1945 | Landing accident Structural Failure Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Robert Hunter Jr, 10-Mar-45. 335FS 4FG 8AF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kbel, Czech Republic | 16 April 1945 - 16 April 1945 | Lost on Escort/Strafing mission to Prague. Last seen Kbely / Prague. 16-Apr-45. Pilot Lt Edward J McLoughlin POW. MACR 13923. |
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MACR 13923 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database