Charles E Ellison Jr

Military

On 3 Feb 1944 on return from bomber escort mission, P47D #42-75450 low on fuel made wheels up landing in a open field near Calthorpe, Norfolk. RTD. Landing gear was damaged on takeoff for an operational mission on 3 Mar 1944 in P-47D #42-76088 and was forced to make a wheels up landing. RTD.

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A P-51 Mustang of the 359th Fighter Group flies over French countryside in 1944 in an image taken by an aircraft of the 446th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Over France? 9/44 taken by 446BG, 352FG or 359FG.'

43-7139

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lilli Marlene
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

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End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

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End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list