43-6898 The Deacon

media-14322.jpeg UPL 14322 6 June 1944 - D-Day.
(then) Capt. Howard "Deacon" Hiveley's P-51 Mustang, QP-J, Serial No. 43-6898, returns from a sortie over the invasion beachhead.

Corrected spelling of “sorty” to sortie.

Object Number - UPL 14322 - 6 June 1944 - D-Day. (then) Capt. Howard "Deacon" Hiveley's P-51 Mustang, QP-J, Serial No. 43-6898, returns from a sortie over the invasion...

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time personal aircraft of Capt Howard "Deacon" Hively. A/C Lost, shot down in melee with fifteen plus enemy aircraft 6-Jun-44 Evreux, France, pilot Major Winslow M "Mike" Sobanski KIA. MACR 5603.

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Units served with

People

Vincent J Andra

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17058616
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Howard Davis Hively

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885143
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Winslow Micheal Sobanski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885191
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

394

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Évreux, France 6 June 1944 A/C Lost, shot down in melee with fifteen plus enemy aircraft 6-Jun-44, pilot Major Winslow M "Mike" Sobanski KIA. MACR 5603.

Revisions

Date30 Mar 2016 13:32:13
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and person associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=43-6898&Submit=S…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=5603&Submit=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/29420216/?terms=43-6898

Date29 Mar 2015 17:43:10
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to markings, description, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:41
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 5603 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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