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A damaged P-51 Mustang (QP-B) of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, flown by Captain Duane Beeson under repair inside a Nissen hangar, 5 March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'March 5, 1944. Capt. D. Beeson's flak-damaged QP-B in the Mobile Repair Unit Nissen hangar to patch it's tail feathers. Source - F. Bodner. 162 KP.'
Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to return, A/C shot down by flak strafing Brandenburg, pilot Major Duane W Beeson POW. 5-Apr-44. MACR 3606.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885184
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33187853
- Role/Job: Crew Chief-750
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Brandenburg, Germany | 5 April 1944 - 5 April 1944 | Failed to return, A/C shot down by flak strafing Brandenburg, pilot Major Duane W Beeson POW. 5-Apr-44. MACR 3606. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Amended aircraft details from :
- Little Friends at http://www.littlefriends.co.uk
- http://www.cieldegloire.com
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 3606 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database