42-106763 Snoopys Sniper Scarlet Kate
Object Number - FRE 6016 - A P-51 Mustang (PE-S, serial number 42-106763) nicknamed "Snoot's Sniper" of the 352nd Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image By Robert Astrella, 7th...
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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 374th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13116893 / O-820495
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-24994
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Great Chishill, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 21 July 1944 | Crashed 21 July 44 on test flight, Great Chishall, pilot Lt Barry R Hicks bailed out-engine failure and was uninjured. Home base Bottisham. |
Revisions
Roger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
This aircraft is not the same as 'Snoopys Sniper.' It is the first (?) of the 'Scarlet Kate' line of three aircraft of 374th FS/361FG. The spinner and cowling would be yellow not blue. 'Scarlet Kate III' is also illustrated in the library as B7-R but the aircraft serial is not shown.
Roger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
