UPL 16547
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P-51B serial number 43-6886 assigned to Lieutenant Leonard B Fuller. Photo taken prior to crew panel being added to area in front of canopy and nickname "Kay" being added to nose. This aircraft was lost on 7th June 1944 when being flown by 2nd Lieutenant Harwood H Harrell who evaded capture.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694235
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Myrt/ Kay
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Locations
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorPyker
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources
Uploaded photo of Lt. Fuller's P-51F 43-6886 OS-E "Kay".