44-13659 Morphine Sue II, Chip

media-38454.jpeg 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 McNally as YF-J in the 358th fighter squadron, 355th fighter group before going with him to the Experimental Scouting Force where the YF code was underscored to differentiate it. S/Sgt. Monnier stayed with the 358th FS. It then went with him to the 1st Scouting Force at Honington where it eventually became 9H-J "Chip" of Lt. Merrill J Dumont.

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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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Merrill J Dumont

  • 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

Dwight W Hartman

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

Russell I McNally

  • 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

Cyril Monnier

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

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Date20 May 2022 15:58:21
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Date16 May 2019 13:27:13
ContributorPyker
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Corrected nickname to Morphine Sue II.

Date16 May 2019 13:15:15
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".

Date23 Jan 2015 13:15:45
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Date23 Jan 2015 12:58:21
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ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations
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