42-103742 Man O War

A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson" media-388215.jpg FRE 5961 A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson" Roger Freeman Collection

Roger Freeman Photo.

Object Number - FRE 5961 - A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket...

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William A Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736236
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
339th/505th Pilot Martin N Nay 12 Jun 44 - CTD 05 Sep 44.

Martin N Nay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816919
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK 5 July 1944 Taxiing accident due to structural failure, damaged CAT 3, Fowlmere, Cambs, England. Pilot Martin N. Nay.

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 September 1944

Revisions

Date11 Feb 2015 19:07:54
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:13
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 8696 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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