Robert James Mabie
Military
Object Number - UPL 21452 - Pilots of a North American P-51 group in flying togs and Mae West jackets at a base in England. They are, front row, L to R: Lt. Nicholas W J...
Bob Mabie flew with the 4th Fighter Group from July 13, 1944 to May 4, 1945. In January 1945 he was designated Flight Commander of D Flight. He flew a P-51D, serial number 5-NA 44-14221, coded WD-I. In February of that same year he was designated Assistant Squadron Operations and Gunnery Officer for the 335th. Mabie flew 80 missions and claimed 3 damaged aircraft.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Nobody
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Ridge Runner III
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: My Girl VI
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Colfax, IA 50054, USA | 9 August 1920 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 July 1944 - 4 May 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Mason City, IA 50401, USA | 17 August 2006 | |
| Marshalltown, IA 50158, USA |
Revisions
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Duplicated entry about Mabie
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
