Richard I Potter

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38726) of the 385th Bomb Group is escorted on a mission by two P-51 Mustangs, including a P-51 (G4-K, serial number 44-63195) nicknamed "Marymae" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on revese: '2 363FS P-51Ds escort a B-17 of 385th BG back to its UK base.'

44-63195

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Marymae Fritz
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list