William James Brown

Military
Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief standing by the wing, at Duxford. December 1944. media-53759.jpeg UPL 53759 Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief T/Sgt. William J Brown standing by the wing, at Duxford. December 1944. IWM collections

Corrected crew chief's name from William D to William J Brown.

Object Number - UPL 53759 - Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief T/Sgt. William J Brown standing by the wing, at Duxford. December...

Crew Chief assigned to P-51 Mustangs 44-63181 and 44-63555

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-63181

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief standing by the wing, at Duxford. December 1944.

44-63555

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 March 1921

Died

17 April 1962

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67355329/william-james-brown

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Information provided by Ted Dammick and Peter Randall, Brown's name is recorded as Technical Sergeant William D Brown in the accident report for P-51 44-63181 on 13 January 1945

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary', 1989 edition by Duxford Aviation Society

William James Brown: Gallery (2 items)

Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief standing by the wing, at Duxford. December 1944.

Object number: UPL 53759 - Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield's P-51 Mustang 44...

Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield of the 78th Fighter Group, 84th Fighter Squadron, in the cockpit of P-51 Mustang 44-63555 'Bonnie', with the Crew Chief standing by the wing, at Duxford.

Object number: UPL 53760 - Lt. Charles Sheldon Oldfield of the 78th Fighter...