43-6644
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UPL 19436
Nearest camera Lt Col Guernsey I Carlisle, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357 Fighter Group in P-51B 43-6712 B6-W. Also 43-6644 and 43-6935, fourth A/C obscured and unidentified.
P-51B 43-6712 B6-W flown here by Maj, later LtCol. Guernsey I Carlisle whilst with the HQ unit. Note the badly applied "W" of the aircraft's code letter.
P-51B 43-6712 B6-W flown here by Maj, later LtCol. Guernsey I Carlisle whilst with the HQ unit. Note the badly applied "W" of the aircraft's code letter.
Brought together information from duplicate record, additional information supplied by Pyker
Assigned to 363rd FS, 357th FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555th FTS, 496th FTG. Crashed, suffered a landing accident on 12 August 1944 Cat 3 damage. Pilot Lt Henry S Sykes, by which point it was marked as War Weary. Transferred to 82nd FS, 78th FG. Abandoned by Lt Herbert K Shope Duxford Grange Farm, 26-11-44.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 12 August 1944 | Suffered a landing accident on 12 August 1944 Cat 3 damage. Pilot Lt Henry S Sykes. |
Crashed |
Grange Farm Cottage, Grange Rd, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 4WF, UK | 26 November 1944 | Baled Out Duxford Grange Farm/SE, Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Herbert K Shope, 26-11-44. |
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