Owen P Farmer Jr

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media-21500.jpeg UPL 21500 Capt. Owen P Farmer Jr of Fort Scott, Kansas stands by one of his assigned P-51 Mustangs. An original cadre pilot, Capt Farmer had five known P-51s assigned to him, all of which were coded 6N-H and named "Dibbo". These comprised P-51B-10-NA 42-106676; P-51D-10-NA's 44-13946 and 44-13987; and P-51D-20-NA's 44-72065 and 44-72084. Donald Krueger Collection

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Object Number - UPL 21500 - Capt. Owen P Farmer Jr of Fort Scott, Kansas stands by one of his assigned P-51 Mustangs. An original cadre pilot, Capt Farmer had five known P-51s...

CAPT Owen P. Farmer, Jr. of the 505th Ftr Sq, 339th FG in front of his aircraft. Officially credited with two confirmed aerial victories, Farmer flew five different Mustangs, all nicknamed "Dibbo" and coded 6N-H. This is probably P-51D 44-13946. Completed tour of duty June 4, 1945, hometown Ft. Scott, KS

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Colonel John B. Henry, of the 339th Fighter Group, stands beside P-51 Mustang (6N-A, serial number 42-106676), known as "San Antone Rose" after Henry's home town of San Antonio, Texas. He is probably at Fowlmere air base, near Duxford, where the 339th Fighter Group were based between 5 April 1944 and 10 October 1945.

42-106676

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: San Antone Rose
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

44-13987

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

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Born

Milbank, SD 57252, USA 1 May 1923

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Promoted

4 October 1944 Promoted from 1Lt to Captain.

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

4 June 1945

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Updated data relating to Capt Farmer.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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