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"8th AAF P-51 Mustang queue up on their English-based airfield before taking off on a long-range bomber escort mission. Note auxiliary tanks installed under each wing of the battle dressed Mustang. 376th Fighter Squadron, 361 Fighter Group." Identifiable A/C - 42-106707 "Sleepy Time Gal", 42-106945 "Smokey", 42-106944 "Flying Jeanie III", 43-7040. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06020-52351AC.

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Units

The insignia of the 361st Fighter Group.

361st Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

376th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

42-106707

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

Major James B Cheney of the 361st Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (E9-A, serial number 42-106944) nicknamed "Mary Jane".

42-106944

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Flying Jeanie III Mary Jane
Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

42-106945

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Smokey
Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

A P-51 Mustang (L2-S, serial number 44-37040, "War Weary") of the 479th Fighter Group.

43-7040

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 361st Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bottisham airfield, looking east, the PSP runway runs vertically up the image, 13 April 1942. Photograph taken by No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, sortie number RAF/HLA/482. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bottisham

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 17 Jul 2016 16:17:23

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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