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44-13279 Lois

media-29442.jpeg UPL 29442 Lt. Clifford R Buckles. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44-13279 OS-M "Lois".

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Object Number - UPL 29442 - Lt. Clifford R Buckles. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44-13279 OS-M "Lois".

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Scouting Force, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

355th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

357th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-51 Mustang (OS-G, serial number 44-13728) of the 355th Fighter Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress at Podington. Image via William E "Doc" Furniss, 92nd Bomb Group. Writtten on slide casing: 'OS:G 413728 Podington.'

Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Frank G Basham

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Clifford R Buckles

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 357th Fighter Squadron 384th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
Service Numbers: 16104275 / O-815648
Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Honington

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Honington

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.'

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK	30 June 1944	Taxiing Accident Steeple Morden/Sta 122 Cat 3 damage lt Frank G Basham, 30-Jun-44. P-51D5 44-13279 - 355FG 8AF
Manufactured	Inglewood, CA, USA		Built at North American.
Delivered	Edwards AFB, CA, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK		Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned	Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK		Transferred to 1st Scouting Force, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date30 Jul 2017 17:05:10

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations

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