Robert Webster Hopkins
Military
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UPL 6395
Captain Robert W Hopkins of the 369th Fighter Squadron in front of the second P-51D to be named "Hubert" by Captain. René L Burtner. This aircraft is P-51D-15-NA serial number 44-14988, previously assigned to Lietenant Colonel Roy W Evans as IV-E.
AAM DB Photo.
Oct. 1944-Sept. 1945, P-51D, 44-72344, 'Saucy Sal'
He named his plane for his wife, Sally Wyatt Ramsey Hopkins.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Saucy Sal
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Leesburg, Virginia | 10 September 1922 | |
Died |
29 January 1991 | ||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promoted |
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Sources
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