44-13659 Morphine Sue II, Chip

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Object Number - UPL 38454 - Lt. Russ McNally and crew chief S/Sgt. Cyril Monnier stand by the artwork on their P-51D Mustang named "Morphine Sue II". This P-51 started out with...
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 303rd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O759432
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803812
- Highest Rank: Captain

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 2nd Scouting Force 358th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
- Service Numbers: O-812848
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places

- 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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg?itok=wPzYqvO6)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 31 August 1944 | Nosed over Steeple Morden on 31 August 1944. The pilot involved in this mishap was Capt Dwight W Hartman. |
Crashed |
Tuddenham, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP28, UK | 20 February 1945 | Crash landed 20/02/45 - Lt Stuart Honaker (per accident report). RAF Tuddenham. |
Assigned |
Assigned to 358th FS, 355th FG. Coded YF-J "Morphine Sue II". | ||
Assigned |
Assigned to SFX experimental scout force. Coded YF-J "Morphine Sue II". | ||
Assigned |
Assigned to first scout force. Coded 9H-J "Chip". |
Revisions
ContributorPyker
ChangesChanges to events
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Corrected events to show code as YF instead of VF and corrected nickname to "Morphine Sue II" from "Morphine Sue".
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations
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