44-15347 The Deacon

media-29577.jpeg UPL 29577 Maj. Howard D "Deacon" Hively, Norman, OK. 334th Fighter Squadron, ex 71 "Eagle" Squadron. P-51D 44-15347 QP-J. This is the only known P-51D at Debden that had an olive drab finish. In this case, Deacon’s a/c had the code letters outlined in red and with a red rudder.

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Object Number - UPL 29577 - Maj. Howard D "Deacon" Hively, Norman, OK. 334th Fighter Squadron, ex 71 "Eagle" Squadron. P-51D 44-15347 QP-J. This is the only known P-51D at...

This was the only olive drab P-51D Mustang in the 4th Fighter Group.
Originally assigned to Maj. Howard 'Deacon' Hively, it was passed on to Lt Col. Louis 'Red Dog' Norley when he became CO of the 334th Fighter Squadron on 25 January 1945.
Lured over aerodrome defenses by Me262 which he was attacking, sustained damage to cooling system, glycol streamed from A/C for 10 minutes before piloy Lt William B Hoelscher baled out. Evaded capture EVD. 25-Apr-45. MACR 14047.

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Units served with

People

Vincent J Andra

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17058616
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Howard Davis Hively

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885143
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

William Bradford Hoelscher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-712009
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Louis Herman Norley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron 4th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044420
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

252 42 Jesenice, Czechia 25 April 1945 - 25 April 1945 Lured over aerodrome defenses by Me262 which he was attacking, sustained damage to cooling system, glycol streamed from A/C for 10 minutes before piloy Lt William B Hoelscher baled out. Evaded capture EVD. 25-Apr-45. MACR 14047.

Assigned

Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

Beale AFB, CA, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Revisions

Date10 Aug 2017 20:49:13
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events and person associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=14047
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=41-15347&Submit=Sear…
https://www.fold3.com/image/29030944

Date6 Apr 2016 20:26:26
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events and unit associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=14047
https://www.fold3.com/image/29030944

Date26 Apr 2015 18:24:01
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to markings, description, person associations and place associations
Sources

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:45
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 14047 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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