Carlton L Welch
MilitaryP-51 44-11220 'Fourth Apocalypsian' Crashed near Widdersdorf from flak.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg?itok=mPZN0Ow5)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Playford Hall, Suffolk. Image via Herbert Rutland, 356th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Playford Hall '45, 360th FS, 356th FG.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-388119.jpg?itok=m5K4WmEK)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 20 February 1945 | |
Born |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12544 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list