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Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt Lawrence F Allard. Crashed Structural Failure Cat 5 damage 4-Dec-43 - Lt Roland L Vincent KIFA.
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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 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795875
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796240
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Charmy Down (N-bound), Bath, Bath and North East Somerset BA1, UK | 4 December 1943 | Crashed Structural Failure Cat 5 damage 4-Dec-43 - Lt Roland L Vincent KIFA. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |