44-13748 Little Freddy
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UPL 29042
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Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Walter F Kuemmerle. Re-assigned to Capt James H Herbert. Re-assigned to Lt William E Robb. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Bonn, aborted due to coolant system failure, A/C abandoned 18 miles NW Ostend. 3-Jan-45. F/O. Charles E Sheffield Jr. KIA MACR 11522.
'Little Freddy' AKA 'Paper Doll'
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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: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756432
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-388006
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754519
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-062737
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
English Channel off Ostend, Belgium | 3 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Bonn, aborted due to coolant system failure, A/C abandoned 18 miles NW Ostend. 3-Jan-45. F/O. Charles E Sheffield Jr. KIA MACR 11522. |
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 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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