44-13897 Daddy Rabbit Glamorous Glenn II
Roger Freeman photo
Object Number - FRE 483 - Major Charles "Chuck" Yeager of the 357th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Glamorous Glenn II" at Raydon. Image stamped on reverse with...
Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Peters Capt Charles K "Daddy Rabbit" Peters. Re-assigned to Major Charles E "Chuck" Yeager. Yeager made 'ace in a day' 12-Oct-44 when he downed 5 Me109's in the vicinity of Steinhuder Lake. A/C lost in bad weather on 18-Oct-44 with Lt Horace M Roycroft being Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745495
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754205
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-887005 / T-970 / 16076A
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Leiston IP16, UK | 18 October 1944 | Lost in bad weather on 18-Oct-44 with Lt Horace M Roycroft being Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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