43-7040
NOTE; 44-37040 iS NOT A P-51 SERIAL NUMBER.
This a/c is P-51B-5-NA 43-7040 Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 6754 - A P-51 Mustang (L2-S, serial number 44-37040, "War Weary") of the 479th Fighter Group. NOTE; 44-37040 iS NOT A P-51 SERIAL NUMBER. This a/c is...
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred war weary to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.
Connections
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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
- 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: 467th Bomb Group 479th Fighter Group 492nd Bomb Group 434th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818526
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758874
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
Évreux, France | 5 July 1944 | Two Bf109's destroyed between Évreux and Rouen. Pilot Lt Dale F Spencer. 5-Jul-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Évreux, France | 5 July 1944 | Bf109 damaged between Évreux and Rouen. Pilot Lt Dale F Spencer. 5-Jul-44. |
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Crashed |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 10 April 1945 | Taxiing Accident Wattisham/Sta 377 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Roscoe I Pease Jr, 10-Apr-45. P-51B 43-7040W - 434FS 479FG 8AF. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7, UK | Transferred war weary to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=43-7040
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/production
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-7040
http://www.dvrbs.com/ccwd-ww2/WW2-JamesESpillane.htm
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_spencer_d_f.php
http://www.fighter-aces.com/aircraft/allied/american/north-american-mus…
