44-14165 Small Fry IV
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A P-51 Mustang (E9-Q, serial number 44-14165) nicknamed "Small Fry IV" of the 361st Fighter Group prepares for take off at Bottisham. Image via James D Smith. Written on slide casing: 'Small Fry IV, E9:Q, Bottisham.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Jimmy C Wright. Also flown by Lt Victor E Bocquin.
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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: 361st Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17099075 / O-814639
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot / Flight Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678987
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorBruce E. Bocquin
Changes
Sources
Revised whose 'preferred' plane E9-Q was. Lt. Wright had several incarnations of "Small Fry."
Source: www.littlefriends.co.uk
ContributorAl_Skiff
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