44-63620 Small Boy Here

A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '"Small Boy Here", 78th F.G., 83rd Sqdrn. 463620, 6/5/45.' media-408013.jpg FRE 3043 A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '"Small Boy Here", 78th F.G., 83rd Sqdrn. 463620, 6/5/45.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 3043 - A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on...

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Written off after forced landing 6th May 1945, pilot LT Richfield Egleston RTD.

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Richfield Egleston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19127484 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.

John A Kirk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-830013
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Duxford UK 6 May 1945 Engine failure, forced landing near Duxford; pilot 1st Lt John A Kirk RTD.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA Built at North American.

Assigned

Duxford UK Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Aces of the 78th Fighter Group By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

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Litttlefriends.co.uk

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Aces of the 78th Fighter Group By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

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A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44-63620) nicknamed "Small Boy Here" of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '"Small Boy Here", 78th F.G., 83rd Sqdrn. 463620, 6/5/45.'

Object number: FRE 3043 - A crashed P-51 Mustang (HL-C, serial number 44...