43-6770
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14294 - (then) Lt. Albert L. Schlegel's P-51 Mustang WD-O, Serial No. 43-6770, suffered landing gear collapse on returning from the 4th fighter Group's first...
One-time personal aircraft of Lt Albert Schlegel and Lt Eliot H Shapleigh.
Suffered a landing gear collapse on 4-Mar-44, after returning from the 4th Fighter Group's first escort mission to Berlin. When repaired 43-6770 was recoded to WD-G_.
Lost 18-Jun-44 Fighter sweep to Combourg, strafed horse drawn column, took ground fire damage to glycol system, crash landed. Lt Robert W Little POW MACR 6262.
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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: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816891
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190537 / O-2044921
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18089660 / O-694191
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 18 June 1944
- Date: 4 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 3 December 1943 | Ground accident Curtiss-Wright Mod'n Centre, Buffalo, NY Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Charles Yokum, 3-Dec-43. Materiel Curtis-Wright Mod Ctr,Buffalo, NY |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 4 March 1944 | Landing accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Albert L Schlegel, 4-Mar-44. 335FS 4FG 8AF. |
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Crashed |
Saint-James, France | 18 June 1944 | Lost 18-Jun-44 Lt Robert W Little POW. MACR 6262. Fighter sweep to Combourg, strafed horse drawn column, took ground fire damage to glycol system, crash landed. |
