43-24766

Assigned 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Force-landed 5-Oct-44, Lt Joseph F Cannon. Lost 27-Feb-45, Lt Robert R Hoffman killed in mid-air collision with Lt Ralph E Eisert in P-51B 42-106447. 2 x KITA.

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Joseph William Cannon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36032518 / O-826621
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

William S Fennell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726353
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert R Hoffman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810374
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Aircraft

42-106447

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK 5 October 1944 Force-landed 5-Oct-44, Lt Joseph F Cannon.

Crashed

Westleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17, UK 27 February 1945 While being piloted by Lt Robert R Hoffman this aircraft collided with P-51B 42-106447 flown by Lt Ralph E Eisert. Both men were killed in the resulting crash 1 mile Nth Westleton [KITA].

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Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group By Chris Bucholtz, Chris Davey

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-24766&Submit4=Go
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=43-24766&Submit=…
Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group By Chris Bucholtz, Chris Davey