42-106779
Caption incorrect - P-51B J2-Y_ 42-106779 374FS, 361FG, 8AF. Declared War Weary 16-Oct-44. Roger Freeman Collection
Peter Randall
Object Number - FRE 6756 - A P-51 Mustang (J2-Y, serial number 43-6779, "War Weary") of the 479th Fighter Group. Image via S Lester Kitts. Written on slide casing: '36779,...
Declared War Weary with 361FG, 8AF USAAF, transferred to 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
California, USA | 8 April 1944 | Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 28 April 1944 | Assigned to 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other War Weary |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7 7JY, UK | 16 October 1944 | Declared War Weary. |
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Assigned |
1 January 1945 | Transferred to 479FG | |
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Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 9 April 1945 | Transferred to 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Salvaged |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 29 September 1945 | |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. |
