43-25040

Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission, mid air collision with P-51D 44-13975 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot Lt Carl J Pushcar baled out RTD.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756573
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758229
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Dot
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

10 miles NW Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 1 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission, mid air collision with P-51D 44-13975 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot Lt Carl J Pushcar baled out RTD.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.