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UPL 26503

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Lt Elmer O Bowers 384th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13822 5Y-B_ Lt. Bowers became MIA in this a/c on 19 September 1944. This particular P-51 is said to have been named "Mustang" but not visible in this shot. What is visible though is the "Varga" girl in front of the National Insignia. In the background is P-51D 44-14147 5Y-A.

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Units

P-51 Mustangs, including (5E-B, serial number 44-13964) of the 364th Fighter Group marshalled at Honington. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'P-51 413964 5E-B, Marshalled, Honington.'

364th Fighter Group

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

A P-51 Mustang (5Y-L, serial number 44-63263) nicknamed "Penny 4", flown by Lieutenant-Colonel John H. Lowell of the 364th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463263 Lowell.'

384th Fighter Squadron

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

Aircraft

44-13822

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Honington

Revisions

Date: 24 Feb 2017 20:24:09

ContributorAl_Skiff

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

Sources

www.littlefriends.co.uk