44-14042 Heaven Sent - Hell Bent Daisy Mae II
Museum object reference no. BAM_0404 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Information provided by Bottisham Airfield Museum
Object Number - UPL 18451 - P-51 Mustang E9-Y serial no. 44-14042 nicknamed 'Heaven sent - Hell bent' of James D. Smith, 376th Fighter Squadron; the Mustang was later renamed...
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Written off 7-Oct-44 - take off crash Capt Smith uninjured.
Picture: - http://361fg.com/Main/Enlarge/crash/JSmith1.htm
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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: 361st Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 376th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13048368 / O-816628
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678953, 11066335 on enlisting
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800060
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other E/A Destroyed [5] |
Germany | 27 September 1944 | 5 x Fw190's destroyed Lt William R Beyer. 27-Sep-44. |
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Crashed |
Little Walden, Saffron Walden CB10 1XA, UK | 7 October 1944 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failure Little Walden/Sta 165 Cat 5 damage Lt James D Smith, 7-Oct-44. P-51D 44-14042 - 376FS 361FG 8AF |
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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 |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
