44-13564 Little Nobody
Object Number - UPL 21680 - Capt Donald D Perkins of the 335th Ftr Sq, 4th FG. Assigned aircraft was P-51D 44-13564, coded WD-I. He was officially credited with one confirmed...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by flak whilst strafing a train. A/C crashed near Cologne, pilot 1st Lt Edward F Haraburda Killed in Action KIA 20-Nov-44. MACR 10297.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- 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: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767212
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-695193
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-469549
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Cologne, Germany | 20 November 1944 | Hit by flak whilst strafing a train. A/C crashed near Cologne, pilot 1st Lt Edward F Haraburda Killed in Action KIA 20-Nov-44. MACR 10297. |
Revisions
MACR 10297 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database