44-14154 Mutt

media-31448.jpeg UPL 31448 Lt. Richard “Dick” Jacobson (L) and Capt. Edward Unger (R) both ex 486th Bomb Group, congratulate each other on being assigned to the 3rd Scouting Force. Unger was the pilot of the B-17 "Five Grand" (the 5,000th B-17 produced by Boeing) and Jacobson the co-pilot. They both finished their tours with the 486th at the same time and both volunteered for the Scouting Force. Due to the disparity in their heights, with Ed being 6' 4" and Dick 5' 6", they were known as "Mutt and Jeff" from the popular cartoon characters of the time and named their P-51s accordingly.

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Object Number - UPL 31448 - Lt. Richard “Dick” Jacobson (L) and Capt. Edward Unger (R) both ex 486th Bomb Group, congratulate each other on being assigned to the 3rd...

Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 3SF, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

People

Orvid V Lancaster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Scouting Force
  • Service Numbers: O-742488
  • Highest Rank: Captain

Edward Collins Unger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 486th Bomb Group 55th Fighter Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747340
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30, UK 17 December 1944 Take Off Accident Rattlesden (Sta 126) Lt Orvid V Lancaster, 17-Dec-44. P-51D 44-14154 - 3SF 8AF

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

Edwards AFB, CA, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK Assigned to 3SF, 8AF USAAF.

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