44-14678 Pat
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FRE 6208
An airman of the 361st Fighter Group with a shark mouth P-51 Mustang (E2-V, serial number 44-14678) nicknamed "Pat".
Roger Freeman Collection
Aircraft identified from other images of this aircraft held in Bottisham Airfield Museum's photographic collection. Bottisham's images include tail number and squadron code.
Nickname from Little Friends
Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Carlsruhe Koblenz hit by flak and crashed near Heppenheim. Pilot Lt Robert G Adams Killed in Action (KIA). 25-Jan-45. MACR 11917.
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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: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-820187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753820
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Little Walden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10, UK | 18 October 1944 | Landing Accident Little Walden/Sta 165 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt William H Street, 18-Oct-44. 375FS 361FG 8AF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Heppenheim, Germany | 25 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Carlsruhe Koblenz hit by flak and crashed near Heppenheim. Pilot Lt Robert G Adams Killed in Action (KIA). 25-Jan-45. MACR 11917. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |