43-7036 Rugged Rebel
Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort of RAF Warwicks on air sea rescue mission. Hit sea due to low overcast and exploded. Pilot 2Lt Richard C Daves Killed in Action (KIA). 24-Aug-44 MACR 8041.
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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: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18168829 / O-708666
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665780
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
North Sea off Terschelling | 24 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) air sea rescue mission. Hit sea due to low overcast and exploded. Pilot 2Lt Richard C Daves KIA MACR 8041. |
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Assigned |
Steeple Morden, UK | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA | Built at North American. |